How To Fix WU641 - Enter a sales period when the plant groups are copied

WU641 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 641

• Message text: Enter a sales period when the plant groups are copied

What causes this issue?

The plant groups that are assigned to reference promotion &V1& are to
be copied to the new promotion. For this purpose, a sales period must
be entered for the new promotion.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU641 - Enter a sales period when the plant groups are copied ?

  The SAP error message WU641, which states "Enter a sales period when the plant groups are copied," typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) processes, particularly when dealing with the copying of plant groups in the system. This error indicates that a required field, specifically the sales period, has not been filled in during the copying process.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Sales Period: The sales period field is mandatory when copying plant groups, and if it is left blank, the system will trigger this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that require a sales period to be specified when performing certain operations related to plant groups.
  Data Entry Error: Users may inadvertently skip entering the sales period due to oversight.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WU641 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Enter Sales Period:
  
  When prompted by the error message, ensure