SAP Message V1556 - PO type is missing: Purchase requisition will be deleted/not created

Diagnosis
The system should create or process a purchase requisition although thecurrent schedule line category '&V1&' does not contain a purchaseorder. This message appears, for example, if, while creating a salesorder, you changed the item or schedule line category for an item witha purchase requisition so that the item no longer needs a purchaserequisition. In this case, the message is just to inform you that theexisting purchase requisition will be deleted.
The message can, however, also appear if there are any errors inCustomizing. Possible problems could be:

  • Schedule line category '&V1& should be valid for the purchase
  • requisition but a purchase order type has not been maintained.
    • The schedule line category '&V1&' has been determined incorrectly for
    • this item.

      System Response
      The system deletes the existing purchase requisition for the scheduleline. It does not create a purchase requisition for the schedule lineif one doesn't already exist.

209538Sourcing item in sales order with follow-on doc.