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2773778 - Error Message "Activation is not possible; the base UoM and process UoM or quantity conversion UoMs are different.To resolve this conflict, define a quantity conversion or change the process UoM to match the base UoM"

Symptom

When you migrate Material master data, system throws below error message

"Activation is not possible; the base UoM and process UoM or quantity conversion UoMs are different.To resolve this conflict, define a quantity conversion or change the process UoM to match the base UoM"

Environment

SAP Business Bydesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center
  2. Select Implementation Projects view or Overview.
  3. Search and Open the migration activity Migration of Materials
  4. Execute Migration for the respective Migration File

Cause

You have maintained a particular Base UoM (eg: Kg) for a Material in the General sheet but in another processes (eg: Purchasing), you maintained litre (l)

Resolution

This is expected system behavior.

If any of the processes has a UoM different from Base UoM then it is maindatory to maintain Quantity Conversion between Base UoM and UoM of respective processes.

Keywords

KBA , SRD-MD-PRD-PRD , Product , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions