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1528127 - Error 06553: "Not possible to assign a source

of supply" in transaction ME51N
Version 2 Type SAP Knowledge Base Article
Language English Master Language English
Release Status Released to Customer Category How To
Component MM-PUR-REQ (Purchase Requisitions) Released On 28.05.2014

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Symptom

• Error 06553 is issued when creating a Purchase Requisition (PR) using ME51N.
• Create a PR in ME51N and when the tab "Assign Source of Supply" is pressed, an error is issued.
• Error message 06553 'Not possible to assign a source of supply' is issued when creating a PR using
ME51N for a related material, plant and purchasing organisation and the tab "Assign Source of Supply"
is pressed.

Environment

• Materials Management (MM)

• SAP R/3
• SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7
• SAP ERP Core Component
• SAP ERP
• SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP
• SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA

Reproducing the Issue

Steps to recreate:

1. Goto transaction ME01 to create a 'Source List'.

2. Goto transaction ME51N to create a PR.
3. In ME51N, select the 'Source determination' check box or go to the 'Source of Supply' tab on item level
and select the 'Assign source of Supply' button.
4. These steps invoke the 'Source determination' and lead to error message 06553 in this scenario.

Cause

• This error is caused by the customising of table T069Q.

• If you have maintained a source list (ME01) the system will pick up the entries in program LMEQRF43 -
> form orderbuch listed below.
• However, the value maintained in table T069Q field 'INFOP' is critical to what the system is looking for
when searching for a source list.
• If this customising field is maintained with 'X' then the system will require that a source list and an info-
record are mainained for the combination.
• If this customsing field is NOT maintained, T069Q-INFOP = ' ', then the system will retrieve the source
list entries maintained under ME01 even though no info-record has been maintained.

For analysis of this, when the source determination has been invoked in transaction ME51N as described

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above, the system starts a search in the following order and according to the following logic:
Function ME_SEARCH_SOURCE_OF_SUPPLY ==> FORM BEZUGSQUELLE_SUCHEN. (Source of
Supply Search)

PERFORM quotierung. Quota Arrangement

PERFORM orderbuch. Source List
PERFORM pstyp. (N/A)
PERFORM leistungs_liefaranten. Service vendor, only for service
PERFORM vertraege. Outline Agreement
PERFORM infosaetze. Info Record
PERFORM umlagerungswerke. Plants for Stock Transfer
PERFORM vertraege_ohne_material. Outline Agreements without Material
PERFORM regellieferant. Regular vendor
PERFORM vertragsreferenz. Reference to an outline agreement

Resolution

• If T069Q-INFOP = 'X' has been maintained in transaction SM30, a source list and an info-record are
required to determine the source automatically and avoid error message 06553.
• If you do not want to maintain an info-record, set the field to blank in transaction SM30. See the F1
help for the field for further information.
• The main EVENTS (T069Q-VORGA) involved for the Purchase Requisistion transactions are as
follows:

ME51N = B
ME52N = B
ME56 = BZ
ME57 = B

See Also

• SAP Note 457110

• SAP Note 493318

Keywords

06 553, ME_SEARCH_SOURCE_OF_SUPPLY, T069Q, INFOP, INFO record,

ME_EINA_SINGL_READ_MATNR_LIFNR, BEZUGSQUELLE_SUCHEN ECC

Products

SAP ERP Central Component all versions

SAP ERP all versions
SAP R/3 Enterprise all versions
SAP R/3 all versions
SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP all versions
SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA all versions

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Other Components

Component Description

MM-PUR-SQ Sources of Supply

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