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How To Fix WY180 - Creating debitors is officially not supported ! (Note 513965)


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  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: WY - Supplier Master

  • Message number: 180

  • Message text: Creating debitors is officially not supported ! (Note 513965)

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    SAP Error Message:

    WY180 Creating debitors is officially not supported ! (Note 513965)


    Cause:

    This error message appears when you attempt to create a customer master record (debitor) in a system or client where this action is not supported or allowed by SAP. Specifically, this message is related to the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) system or other non-SAP ERP systems where customer master data creation is not intended to be performed directly.

    • The message is triggered because the system detects an attempt to create a customer master record in a system that is not designed for transactional master data maintenance.
    • In many cases, this happens when trying to create or maintain customer master data in a BW system or a system that is only meant for reporting or data analysis.
    • SAP Note 513965 clarifies that creating customer master data (debitors) directly in such systems is not supported.

    Explanation from SAP Note 513965:

    • The note explains that creating customer master data in BW or similar systems is not supported because these systems are designed for reporting and analysis, not for transactional data entry.
    • Master data should be created and maintained in the source ERP system (e.g., SAP ECC or S/4HANA).
    • The BW system or other reporting systems receive master data via data extraction and replication processes (e.g., via DataSources, InfoPackages, or SLT replication).
    • Direct creation or modification of master data in BW would break the data consistency and is therefore blocked.

    Solution:

    • Do not create or maintain customer master data in the BW system or any non-ERP system.
    • Instead, create and maintain customer master data in the source ERP system (e.g., SAP ECC, S/4HANA).
    • Ensure that the master data is properly replicated or extracted from the ERP system to the BW system.
    • If you need to update or create customer master data, perform these actions in the ERP system and then run the relevant data extraction or replication jobs to update BW.
    • If you are mistakenly working in the wrong system, switch to the correct system/client where master data maintenance is supported.

    Additional Related Information:

    • Master Data Governance: Consider implementing SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) for centralized and consistent master data management.
    • Data Replication: Use standard SAP tools like DataSources, SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server), or ODP (Operational Data Provisioning) to replicate master data from ERP to BW.
    • Authorization Checks: Sometimes, this message can also appear if the user lacks authorization to create master data in the system. Verify user roles and authorizations.
    • System Landscape: Understand your system landscape and the role of each system (ERP for transactional data, BW for reporting).

    Summary:

    Aspect Details
    Cause Attempt to create customer master data in a system (e.g., BW) where it is not supported.
    Solution Create customer master data only in the ERP system; replicate data to BW.
    SAP Note 513965 explains the restriction and advises against creating debitors in BW.
    Related Info Use proper data replication tools; consider MDG for master data governance.

    If you want, I can help you with the steps to replicate master data from ERP to BW or how to check your system landscape for proper master data maintenance.

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