IW279 - Purchasing data for material & has not been maintained

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 279

• Message text: Purchasing data for material & has not been maintained

What causes this issue?

No purchasing data is maintained for material &V1&. This is
necessary to be able to create a maintenance order.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

How to fix this error?

Branch into the master record of material &V1& and maintain the
data from a purchasing point of view:

<DS:TRAN.MM01>Proceed</>
ENDIF
Select the maintenance order again after this.
INCLUDE 'DARF-NICHT' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IW279 - Purchasing data for material & has not been maintained ?

  The SAP error message IW279 indicates that purchasing data for a specific material has not been maintained. This error typically occurs when you are trying to create or process a maintenance order or a work order for a material that lacks the necessary purchasing information in the system.
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the material in question does not have the required purchasing data maintained in the material master record. This can happen if:
  
  The material is newly created and the purchasing data has not been entered.
  The material is not set up for purchasing (e.g., it may be a non-purchasable item).
  The purchasing view of the material master is incomplete or not activated.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the purchasing data for the material in the material master. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction code MM01 (Create Material) or MM02 (Change Material).
  Enter the material number that is causing the error.
  
  
  
  Select Views:
  
  Choose the "Purchasing" view (and any other relevant views) to maintain the necessary data.
  
  
  
  Maintain Purchasing Data:
  
  Fill in the required fields in the purchasing view, such as:
  
  Purchasing Group
  Order Unit
  Purchasing Value Key
  Vendor information (if applicable)
  
  
  Ensure that all mandatory fields are filled out.
  
  
  
  Save Changes:
  
  After entering the necessary data, save the changes to the material master.
  
  
  
  Re-attempt the Process:
  
  Go back to the transaction that triggered the error and try to execute it again.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  MM01 - Create Material
  MM02 - Change Material
  MM03 - Display Material
  ME11 - Create Purchasing Info Record
  ME12 - Change Purchasing Info Record
  
  
  
  Material Master Views:
  
  Ensure that the relevant views (Basic Data, Purchasing, Accounting, etc.) are properly maintained based on the material type and its intended use.
  
  
  
  User Authorizations:
  
  Ensure that you have the necessary authorizations to change the material master data.
  
  
  
  Material Type:
  
  Check if the material type allows for purchasing. Some material types may not be intended for purchasing activities.
  
  
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the IW279 error and ensure that the purchasing data for the material is correctly maintained.