How To Fix WU688 - Material &: Currency missing for sales price or puchase price

WU688 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 688

• Message text: Material &: Currency missing for sales price or puchase price

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU688 - Material &: Currency missing for sales price or puchase price ?

  The SAP error message WU688 ("Material &: Currency missing for sales price or purchase price") typically occurs when there is an issue with the pricing information for a material in the system. This error indicates that the system cannot find the necessary currency or pricing details for either sales or purchase transactions related to the specified material.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Pricing Records: The material may not have been assigned a sales price or purchase price in the relevant pricing tables (e.g., condition records).
  Currency Configuration: The currency for the pricing records may not be defined or may be missing in the configuration.
  Material Master Data Issues: The material master data may not be fully maintained, leading to missing information related to pricing.
  Sales Organization or Plant Issues: The sales organization or plant associated with the material may not have the necessary pricing information set up.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may