How To Fix WU529 - A purchasing info record exists at plant level

WU529 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 529

• Message text: A purchasing info record exists at plant level

What causes this issue?

A purchasing info record for plant &V4& was found at plant level for
material &V2& in unit of measure &V3&.

System Response

Price activation at plant group level may lead to incorrect results for
plant group &V1&.

How to fix this error?

You can activate prices at plant group level by changing the price
activation type of plant group &V1&. To do this, change the price
activation type indicator to "Plant" in the plant group overview.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU529 - A purchasing info record exists at plant level ?

  The SAP error message WU529 indicates that a purchasing info record already exists at the plant level for the material you are trying to create or modify. This error typically occurs when you attempt to create a new purchasing info record for a material and vendor combination that already has an existing record in the system for the same plant.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Info Record: The primary cause of this error is that there is already a purchasing info record for the specified material and vendor at the plant level.
  Data Entry Error: It may also occur due to incorrect data entry, where the user might be trying to create a record that is already present.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Info Records:
  
  Use transaction code ME13 (Display Purchasing Info Record) to check if an info record already exists for the specified material and vendor at the plant level.
  Enter the