How To Fix WU527 - Pricing ref. mat. & can only be activated with dependent materials

WU527 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 527

• Message text: Pricing ref. mat. & can only be activated with dependent materials

What causes this issue?

Sales price conditions for pricing reference materials apply to all
price-dependent materials. As a result, sales prices must be activated
for all the materials that are linked to this pricing reference
material on the sales side.

System Response

Price activation was terminated.

How to fix this error?

Select all the materials that have this pricing reference material.
Note that subsequent processing is not allowed for blocked items.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU527 - Pricing ref. mat. & can only be activated with dependent materials ?

  The SAP error message WU527, which states "Pricing ref. mat. & can only be activated with dependent materials," typically occurs in the context of pricing and material management within the SAP system. This error is related to the configuration of pricing reference materials and their dependencies on other materials.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issue: The error usually arises when there is an attempt to activate a pricing reference material that is not properly configured with its dependent materials. In SAP, a pricing reference material is used to derive pricing for other materials, and it must have a clear relationship with those dependent materials.
  
  
  Missing Dependencies: If the dependent materials are not defined or linked correctly to the pricing reference material, the system will not allow the activation of the pricing reference material.
  
  
  Material Master Data: There may be issues with the material master data where the necessary dependencies are not set up.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Configuration: Review the