How To Fix WY005 - Choose a view

WY005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Choose a view

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY005 - Choose a view ?

  SAP Error Message: WY005 - Choose a view
  
  
  Cause:
  The error message WY005 - Choose a view typically occurs in SAP when the system requires the user to select a specific view or screen before proceeding. This often happens in transactions or programs where multiple views or data sets are available, and the system cannot determine which one to display or process without explicit user input.
  For example, in SAP Logistics (such as Material Management or Sales and Distribution), when you try to display or edit master data (like material master, customer master, vendor master), the system may prompt you to choose a particular view (e.g., Basic Data, Sales, Accounting) because the master data is segmented into different views.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When accessing master data with multiple views.
  When a transaction requires the user to specify which data subset or screen to work on.
  When a program or report expects a view selection but none