De-Activate Short Text Use in a PO

All,
When creating a purchase order, perhaps to a cost centre (K), it is possible to use short text functionality instead of a material number.
However, I would like to remove this option and make it mandatory to use material number rather than a short text. I see one option:
1) Activate a system message. Does anybody know of a system message to make material number mandatory? Message MEPO052 is closest I can find, but this either/or option only.
Note: I could change layout at document level and set the short text field to display only, however, this is not an option because the short text field still needs to be used, ie, change description of material.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Hi,
Go to SPRO> MM>Purchasing>Purchase Order>Define screen layout at document level
Click on ME21N , click on Basic data, Item  select the Material description radio button as display.
Hope its helpful,
regards,

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