How To Fix WX153 - Plant or customer & does not exist

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WX - Master data maintenance: Plant

• Message number: 153

• Message text: Plant or customer & does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WX153 - Plant or customer & does not exist ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WX153: "Plant or customer & does not exist":
  
  Error Message: WX153 - Plant or customer & does not exist
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to access or reference a plant or customer that is not defined or does not exist in the system. The ampersand (&) in the message is a placeholder for the actual plant or customer number that caused the error.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  The plant number entered in a transaction or master data does not exist in the system.
  The customer number referenced is not created or is deleted.
  Incorrect or missing master data maintenance.
  Data inconsistency between related tables (e.g., customer master and plant master).
  Attempting to post or process documents with invalid or non-existent plant/customer data.
  
  
  Where it typically occurs:
  
  Sales and Distribution (SD) module when creating sales orders, deliveries, or billing documents.
  Material Management (MM) during goods movements or purchase orders.
  Customer master data