Symptom
Change the Serial Number Profile for the Material throws error "Changing material XXX to Consumable not allowed; Change the Serial Profile"
Environment
SAP Business BYDesign
Reproducing the Issue
1. Go to the Product Data work center
2. Go to the Materials view
3. Search and open the Material XXX
4. Click on the View All button
5. Change the Serial Number Profile to 'Mandatory on all Logistics & Production Processes'
6. Click on Save button.
Cause
Consumables are generally not Inventoried and hence not Serialized.
Resolution
Request to create an influence request if there is a business case for us to evaluate the requirement.
SAP ByD Customer Influence: https://influence.sap.com/SAPByDesign
Keywords
KBA , AP-PRD-MAT , Material , How To