How To Fix WTADDI201 - No additionals suppliers assigned to suppl. &1 (purch. organization &2)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WTADDI - Additionals: Messages

• Message number: 201

• Message text: No additionals suppliers assigned to suppl. &1 (purch. organization &2)

What causes this issue?

You can assign additionals vendors to a <DS:GLOS.vendor>vendor</> by
means of the partner function for <DS:GLOS.additional>additionals</>.
Currently, there are no additionals vendors maintained for vendor &V1&.

System Response

The system cannot find a vendor for the additional. The
<DS:DE.ADDI_OPER>follow-up action</> (generating a purchase order
automatically) cannot be performed.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the additionals vendors you require in the partner view for
vendor &V1&.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WTADDI201 - No additionals suppliers assigned to suppl. &1 (purch. organization &2) ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WTADDI201 No additionals suppliers assigned to suppl. &1 (purch. organization &2)
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of vendor evaluation or source determination processes in SAP MM (Materials Management). The system is trying to find additional suppliers assigned to a particular supplier (&1) within a purchasing organization (&2), but none are found.
  
  Supplier &1: The main supplier/vendor number.
  Purchasing Organization &2: The purchasing organization in which the supplier is being evaluated or used.
  
  The message indicates that the system expects to find additional suppliers linked or assigned to the main supplier for the given purchasing organization, but no such assignments exist.
  This typically happens when:
  
  You are trying to perform vendor evaluation or source determination that requires additional suppliers to be assigned to a main supplier.
  The configuration or master data for additional suppliers is missing or incomplete.
  The system is set up to check for additional suppliers but none have been maintained.
  
  
  When does this occur?
  
  During vendor evaluation runs.
  When using source determination or quota arrangement that involves additional suppliers.
  When the system tries to find alternative suppliers linked to a main supplier for comparison or evaluation.
  
  
  Solution / How to fix:
  
  
  Check Additional Supplier Assignments:
  
  Go to transaction ME01 (Maintain Source List) or ME11 (Create Purchasing Info Record) to verify if additional suppliers are assigned.
  Alternatively, check the vendor master data or vendor evaluation settings to see if additional suppliers are maintained.
  
  
  
  Maintain Additional Suppliers:
  
  Use transaction ME01 or ME12 to assign additional suppliers to the main supplier for the relevant purchasing organization.
  You can also maintain additional suppliers in vendor master data or via specific customizing settings depending on your SAP version and setup.
  
  
  
  Check Vendor Evaluation Customizing:
  
  Go to SPRO ? Materials Management ? Purchasing ? Vendor Evaluation ? Define Additional Suppliers.
  Ensure that additional suppliers are properly configured and assigned.
  
  
  
  Review Purchasing Info Records and Source Lists:
  
  Make sure that the source list or info records include the additional suppliers for the material and purchasing organization.
  
  
  
  If Additional Suppliers Are Not Required:
  
  If your business process does not require additional suppliers, check if the vendor evaluation or source determination settings are incorrectly expecting them.
  Adjust the configuration to not require additional suppliers.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Vendor Evaluation: Additional suppliers can be assigned to a main supplier to evaluate alternative vendors or to group vendors for evaluation purposes.
  Source Determination: Additional suppliers may be used to determine alternative sources of supply.
  Purchasing Organization: Assignments are specific to purchasing organizations, so ensure the correct purchasing org is maintained.
  SAP Notes: Check SAP Notes for any known issues related to this message in your SAP version.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error Message
  WTADDI201 No additional suppliers assigned to supplier &1 (purch. org. &2)
  
  
  Cause
  No additional suppliers assigned to the main supplier in the purchasing org.
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain additional suppliers in vendor master or vendor evaluation customizing.
  
  
  Transactions
  ME01, ME12, ME11, SPRO (Vendor Evaluation settings)
  
  
  Context
  Vendor evaluation, source determination, quota arrangement
  
  
  
  
  If you provide more context (e.g., transaction you were running, process step), I can help with more specific instructions.