How To Fix WTADDI254 - Wrong reference specified to purchase order for additionals

WTADDI254 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WTADDI - Additionals: Messages

• Message number: 254

• Message text: Wrong reference specified to purchase order for additionals

What causes this issue?

This request for an additionals IDoc is based on an automatically-
generated purchase order for an <DS:GLOS.additional>additional</>. The
data supplied (purchase order number &V1&, item &V2&) is not correct.

System Response

No additionals IDoc is generated.

How to fix this error?

Check the parameters <zh>AddiBuyHeadID</> and <zh>AddiBuyItemNo</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WTADDI254 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  WTADDI254 - Wrong reference specified to purchase order for additionals
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to post or process additional costs (additionals) in the Goods Receipt (GR) or Invoice Verification (IV) against a Purchase Order (PO), but the reference to the PO is incorrect or inconsistent. Specifically, the system expects the additional costs to be linked to a valid PO item or document, but the reference provided does not match or is invalid.
  Common scenarios causing this error include:
  
  The additional costs are being posted against a PO that does not allow additionals.
  The PO item number or reference document number entered for the additional costs is incorrect or does not exist.
  The PO is not released or is blocked.
  The additional costs are being posted against a PO that is not relevant for additionals (e.g., service PO vs. material PO).
  The document flow or reference document is inconsistent or missing.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WTADDI254