How To Fix WY117 - Purchasing org. & assigned to reference pur. org. &

WY117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 117

• Message text: Purchasing org. & assigned to reference pur. org. &

What causes this issue?

You should not create vendor master purchasing data for purchasing
organizations if a reference purchasing organization, whose reference
refers to the area vendor master, is assigned to it.
If such a reference purchasing organization is assigned to your
purchasing organization, then the purchasing data of the reference
purchasing organization is used if you create a purchase order for the
purchasing organization.
As a purchasing organization can be assigned subsequently to a
reference purchasing organization, you are prevented from changing the
vendor master purchasing data for this purchasing organization.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY117 - Purchasing org. & assigned to reference pur. org. & ?

  The SAP error message WY117 with the text:
  "Purchasing org. & assigned to reference pur. org. &"
  typically occurs in the context of reference purchasing organizations in SAP MM (Materials Management).
  
  Meaning / Cause
  
  The error indicates that the Purchasing Organization you are trying to use or assign is already assigned as a reference purchasing organization to another purchasing organization.
  In SAP, a reference purchasing organization is used to share master data (like info records, source lists, contracts) from one purchasing organization to another.
  The system does not allow you to assign a purchasing organization as a reference purchasing organization if it is already assigned as a reference to another purchasing organization, or if there is a conflict in the assignment.
  Essentially, the purchasing organization you are trying to assign is already linked as a reference to another purchasing organization, causing a conflict.
  
  
  When does this occur?
  
  When you try to assign or change the reference purchasing organization in