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3317682 - When Perform New Externally-Owned Stock Adjustment, Error Triggered "Material ABC not valid".

Symptom

When perform common task New Externally-Owned Stock Adjustment, click Finish, error triggered:

"Material ABC not valid
Inventory process usability for material ABC
Save failed"

(ABC represents the product ID)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to work center Physical Inventory.
  2. Open common task New Externally-Owned Stock Adjustment.
  3. Maintain site DEF (DEF represents site ID) for Site ID, maintain Owner ID and Key Date, click Next.
  4. Click Add Row, maintain ABC (ABC represents product ID) for Product ID, maintain other mandatory fields. Click Next.
  5. Click Finish, error triggered:

        "Material ABC not valid
         Inventory process usability for material ABC
         Save failed"

Cause

In the master data of product ABC, under tab Logistics, there is no site DEF maintained.

Resolution

Please maintain site DEF under tab Logistics in the master data of product ABC.

Keywords

Material, New Externally-Owned Stock Adjustment, Inventory Process , KBA , AP-IP-INV , Inventory , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions