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3382088 - Error Message -  Cannot convert between UoM ABC and EFG; they are the same or of same type

Symptom

Error Message -  Cannot convert between UoM ABC and EFG (for example: Gram and Kilogram); they are the same or of same type while trying to maintain the Quantity Conversions for the Material

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Products Portfolio workcenter
  2. Go to Products view
  3. Select Material PQR(PQR refers to the material id)
  4. View all
  5. In the General tab, under the Quantity Conversions
  6. You maintain the quantity as grams and in the corresponding quantity, you maintain - Kilograms
  7. The system displays an error message - 
    Cannot convert between UoM Gram and Kilogram; they are the same or of same type

Cause

Expected behavior.

The Quantity Conversions is when you can specify the equivalent measurement of one unit to another unit, for example, one pallet contains 15 boxes.

In this case, a gram is a measure of weight or mass equivalent to 1 1000 th of a kilogram. Hence there is no need to specify it under quantity conversions. Same for Meter and Kilometer, Liter and Milliliter, etc.

Resolution

We suggest to maintain a different Unit of measure in the corresponding quantity and the error will not appear.

Keywords

Cannot Convert Between UOM, Unit Of Measure, Product Master Data, Quality Conversion , KBA , SRD-MD-PRD-PRD , Product , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions