How To Fix WY147 - & is not an industry plant; assignment not possible

WY147 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 147

• Message text: & is not an industry plant; assignment not possible

What causes this issue?

You wanted to assign plant &V1& to the vendor. You cannot make this
assignment as &V1& is not an industry plant.

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?

You can link a retail plant to a vendor via the plant master.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY147 - & is not an industry plant; assignment not possible ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WY147 - & is not an industry plant; assignment not possible:
  
  Error Message
  WY147 - & is not an industry plant; assignment not possible
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when you try to assign or link a plant in SAP that is not defined as an "industry plant" in the system. In SAP, certain processes or configurations require the plant to be classified as an industry plant. If the plant you are trying to assign does not have this classification, the system throws this error.
  Industry Plant is a specific plant category used in certain SAP modules (like Industry-Specific Solutions, IS-Utilities, IS-Oil, IS-Retail, etc.) to differentiate plants that are involved in industry-specific processes.
  
  When does this error typically occur?
  
  When assigning a plant to a business process or master data that requires an industry plant.
  During configuration or master data maintenance in industry-specific modules.
  When setting up plant assignments in