How To Fix WVMI216 - Material &1 (plant &2 VSR &3): supplier &4 not allowed to enter order

WVMI216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WVMI - Messages about enhancements for VMI

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Material &1 (plant &2 VSR &3): supplier &4 not allowed to enter order

What causes this issue?

A purchase order is to be generated for a material in inbound
processing of IDoc ORDRSP. In the purchasing order data of the vendor
master record, the <DS:DE.LIBES>Purchase order entry: vendor</> was not
set and thus the vendor is not allowed to enter any purchase orders for
the material.

System Response

Inbound processing of the IDoc terminated.

How to fix this error?

Allow the vendor to enter purchase orders by setting the indicator in
the vendor master record and re-starting inbound processing.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WVMI216 - Details

• The SAP error message WVMI216 indicates that a specific supplier is not authorized to enter an order for a particular material in a given plant and vendor sourcing relationship. This error typically arises in the context of vendor management and procurement processes within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Vendor Authorization: The supplier (vendor) is not authorized to supply the specified material for the specified plant. This could be due to:
  
  The vendor not being set up correctly in the system for that material.
  The vendor being blocked or inactive in the vendor master data.
  The material not being assigned to the vendor in the purchasing info record.
  
  
  
  Purchasing Info Record: There may not be a valid purchasing info record for the combination of the material, plant, and vendor.
  
  
  Plant-Specific Settings: The plant may have specific settings or restrictions that prevent the vendor from being able to enter orders for that material.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor master data (transaction