How To Fix WU536 - A different distribution center is assigned in the reference plant

WU536 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 536

• Message text: A different distribution center is assigned in the reference plant

What causes this issue?

A distribution center that differs from the distribution center for the
reference plant was found for plant &V4&, 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 level by changing the price activation
type for plant group &V1&. To do this, change the price activation type
indicator to "Plant" in the plant group overview.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WU536 - Details

• The SAP error message WU536 indicates that there is a mismatch in the distribution center assignment for a material in the reference plant. This typically occurs during processes such as stock transfers, inventory management, or when creating purchase orders, where the system expects a specific distribution center to be associated with the material in the reference plant, but finds a different one.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The distribution center assigned to the material in the reference plant may not match the one defined in the system.
  Master Data Inconsistencies: The material master data may have been incorrectly set up, leading to discrepancies in the distribution center assignments.
  Plant-Specific Settings: Different plants may have different distribution centers assigned, and if the system is trying to reference a plant with a different configuration, this error can occur.
  Transport Requests: If changes were made in the configuration or master data and not properly transported to the target system, this