R12: Buyer Work Center - Entering a Purchase Order Line - Error Category is Invalid (Doc ID 1997945.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Applies to:

Symptoms

In the Buyer Work Center, Orders page, when the line category is entered and tabbed out, the following error message is thrown:

Error:
Category is invalid, or category is invalid for the item Cause: You entered an invalid category.
Action: Enter a valid category. Cause: You entered a category that is invalid for the item that you entered. Action: Enter a valid category for the item.

Replication Steps:
1. Navigate to Buyer Work Center --> orders
2. Enter the Header details
3. Navigate to Lines
4. Enter the category field and tab out

Cause

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