MM material purchasing
Material is not maintained for purchasing
Purchasing cannot create or complete a PO/requisition because required purchasing data for the material is missing.
Quick answer
- Most likely cause
- The material was never extended with the purchasing view for the relevant organizational context.
- Check first
- MM03 — purchasing and plant-specific views.
- First resolution step
- Confirm the material and plant are correct.
Likely root causes
- The material was never extended with the purchasing view for the relevant organizational context.
- Required purchasing fields are incomplete.
- The wrong plant/material is being used.
What to inspect
- MM03 — purchasing and plant-specific views.
- Material, plant and purchasing organization in the document.
- Required purchasing-group/order-unit/source data.
Resolution path
- Confirm the material and plant are correct.
- Extend/complete the material master through approved master-data processes.
- Populate required purchasing fields consistently with the business process.
- Retry procurement after the master data is complete.
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