How To Fix WU305 - An advertising medium is assigned

WU305 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 305

• Message text: An advertising medium is assigned

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU305 - An advertising medium is assigned ?

  The SAP error message WU305 ("An advertising medium is assigned") typically occurs in the context of SAP's advertising management or marketing modules, particularly when dealing with advertising media assignments in campaigns or promotions. This error indicates that there is an attempt to perform an action (like deleting or modifying) on an advertising medium that is currently assigned to a campaign or another object.
  
  Cause:
  
  Assigned Advertising Medium: The primary cause of this error is that the advertising medium you are trying to modify or delete is currently assigned to a marketing campaign, promotion, or another related object.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent the deletion or modification of objects that are still in use, which is why this error is triggered.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WU305 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Assignments: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction or report where you can view the advertising medium assignments.
  Identify where the advertising medium