Common Errors and Solutions in SAP MM

SAP Errors and Solutions

Error: 1

Account assignment mandatory for material 300000100 (enter acc. ass. cat.)

Solution: SPRO --> Logistics - General --> Material Master --> Basic Settings --> Material Types --> Define Attributes of Material Types (or TCode: OMS2)

Do the following steps:

1. Click Position and enter Material type (say HROH)
2. Now select HROH and D. Click Left side folder “Quantity/Value updating"
3. Again Click position and enter the Valuation area (Plant) as HPL1
4. Check the checkboxes of quantity and value columns of HPL1 and HPL2
5. Click Save and come back

Error: 2

Control indicators for controlling area HMOT do not exist

Solution: SPRO -> Controlling -> General Controlling -> Organization -> Maintain Controlling Area.

Click again -> Maintain Controlling Area (or TCode: OKKP)

Do the following steps:

1. Click Position and enter the Controlling area = HMOT
2. Now Select the HMOT controlling Area and double click the left side folder “Activate components/control indicators”
3. Click new entries
4. And enter the following fields
5. Click Save and come back

Error: 3

Source not included in the list despite source list requirement

Check IMG settings

SPRO -> MM -> Purchasing -> Source List -> Define SL Requirement at Plant Level

Click position and enter plant as wpl1 Check whether wpl1 -> source list is checked or not?

MM02 -> Purchase view -> Check the source list checkbox

Maintain SL (TCode = ME01)

Error: 4

Field selection for movement type 561 / acct 399999 differs for Ext. GA amount in LC (023)

Solution: TCode: FS00 enter your company code on the Left side by clicking then press find the button of

the left side and enter the account number 399999 and press enter. On the right side screen, click Create/bank/interest tab

• Check Post automatically only
• Enter ‘Field status group’ as G006 Material accounts Click Save

Error: 5 

For object RF_BELEG SMOT, number range interval 49 does not exist FBN1

Solution:

• TCode: FBN1
• Enter company code: SMOT
• Maintain Number range for 49 for the year 2010

Error: 6

Posting period 008 2010 is not open

Period 008 of the fiscal year 2010 is not open for posting for the variant of posting period 1000.

Solution: TCode OB52 Screenshot is showing the status as under:

Now change the same as under:

Error: 7

Number range for trans./event type IB in the year 2010 does not exist

Solution: Execute TCode: OMBT

Error: 8

Enter rate EUR / INR rate type M for 16.12.2010 in the system settings

Solution: TCode: OB08

Error: 9

Country IN does not store a hard currency

Solution: TCode: OY01 Select our country and enter the hard currency as INR

Error: 10

Company code not assigned to country or country to the calculation procedure

Solution: SPRO->Financial Accounting ->General settings in financial accounting-> Tax on sales and Purchases-> Basic settings->Assign country to the calculation procedure

Click Position, Enter Country = IN, and enter TAXUS against IN and save it. (In case if you have already your calculation procedure you can assign the same.

Common Errors while you are Practicing with Solutions

• Account assignment mandatory for material 300000100 (enter acc. ass. cat.)
• Control indicators for controlling area HMOT do not exist
• Source not included in the list despite source list requirement
• Field selection for movement type 561 / acct 399999 differs for Ext. GA amount in LC (023)
• For object, RF_BELEG SMOT, number range interval 49 does not exist FBN1
• Posting period 008 2010 is not open, Period 008 of the fiscal year 2010 is not open for posting for the variant of posting period 1000.
• Number range for trans./event type IB in the year 2010 does not exist
• Enter rate EUR / INR rate type M for 16.12.2010 in the system settings
• Country IN does not store a hard currency
• Company code not assigned to country or country to the calculation procedure.