How To Fix WY105 - No data exists for reference supplier selected for characteristic &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 105

• Message text: No data exists for reference supplier selected for characteristic &

What causes this issue?

The chosen reference vendor has no values for the characteristic
to be processed.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Choose another reference vendor.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY105 - No data exists for reference supplier selected for characteristic & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WY105 No data exists for reference supplier selected for characteristic &
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP when the system tries to retrieve data for a reference supplier linked to a particular characteristic (often in the context of classification, material master, or vendor master data), but no data is found for the selected reference supplier and characteristic combination.
  In other words, the system expects to find some data (e.g., classification values, characteristic values, or vendor-specific data) for the reference supplier you have selected, but the data does not exist in the system.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  Using a reference supplier in a purchasing info record or source list where the characteristic data is missing.
  Classification or characteristic values expected for a supplier are not maintained.
  The system is trying to copy or reference data from a supplier that does not have the required characteristic data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the required data for the reference supplier and characteristic exists in the system.
  Steps to fix:
  
  
  Check the characteristic and reference supplier data:
  
  Go to the classification data (transaction CL20N or CL30N) and verify if the characteristic values exist for the reference supplier.
  If missing, maintain the required characteristic values for the reference supplier.
  
  
  
  Maintain vendor master or purchasing info record data:
  
  If the error occurs in purchasing documents, check the purchasing info record (ME11/ME12) or source list (ME01) for the reference supplier.
  Ensure that the info record or source list entries for the reference supplier contain the necessary characteristic data.
  
  
  
  Check configuration for reference supplier usage:
  
  Verify if the reference supplier is correctly assigned and active.
  If the reference supplier is not supposed to be used, remove or change the reference supplier in the relevant master data or document.
  
  
  
  Data consistency check:
  
  Run consistency checks or reports to identify missing characteristic data for suppliers.
  Correct or update the missing data accordingly.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transactions:
  
  CL20N - Change characteristic values for objects
  CL30N - Display characteristic values for objects
  ME11 / ME12 - Create/Change Purchasing Info Record
  ME01 - Maintain Source List
  
  
  
  Modules:
  
  MM (Materials Management)
  SD (Sales and Distribution) if classification is used in sales documents
  QM (Quality Management) if characteristics are related to quality data
  
  
  
  Notes and Documentation:
  
  Check SAP Notes related to classification and reference supplier errors.
  Review SAP Help Portal documentation on classification and reference suppliers.
  
  
  
  
  If you provide more context (e.g., transaction where the error occurs, module, or process), I can give a more tailored solution.