SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

1877303 - Sourcing request cannot be created

Symptom

You receive the error Sourcing request cannot be created when clicking on Quick Sourcing Request for a purchase request with limit items.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Purchase Requests and Orders work center.
  2. Go to the Purchase Requests view.
  3. Select the purchase request.
  4. Click on Quick Sourcing Request.
  5. Error Sourcing request cannot be created is displayed.

Cause

The purchase request contains one or more limit items.

Resolution

Limit items are not supported for any bidding processes, and therefore the system raises the error message stating that the sourcing is not possible. This is the correct system behavior.

Keywords

KBA , AP-PRP , Purchase Request Processing , How To

Product

SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1611 ; SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1705 ; SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1708 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1.0 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1302 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1305 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1308 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1311 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1402 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1405 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1408 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1411 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1502 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1505 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1508 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1511 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1602 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1605 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1608 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1702 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1711 ; SAP Business ByDesign 2311 ; SAP Business ByDesign 2402 ; SAP Business ByDesign 2405 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 2.0 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 2.5 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 2.6 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 3.0 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 3.5 ; SAP Business ByDesign feature pack 4.0