How To Fix WU543 - The sales period is different to that in the reference plant

WU543 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 543

• Message text: The sales period is different to that in the reference plant

What causes this issue?

A sales period that differs from the sales period of 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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU543 - The sales period is different to that in the reference plant ?

  The SAP error message WU543 indicates that there is a mismatch between the sales period defined in the current plant and the sales period in the reference plant. This typically occurs in scenarios involving inter-plant stock transfers or when creating sales orders that reference materials from different plants.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Sales Periods: The sales period for the material in the reference plant is different from the sales period defined in the current plant. This can happen if the plants have different fiscal year variants or if the sales periods have been configured differently in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of the sales periods in the respective plants.
  Material Master Data: The material master data for the product may have different sales period settings in the reference plant compared to the current plant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Sales Period Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for both plants and verify the sales period settings.