Symptom
You have changed the status of a Material to "Blocked" but you can still use it in a new Purchase Order
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
You are changing the status of a Material ABC as per below:
- Work Center Product Portfolio
- By Materials view
- Search, Open and View All the material ID ABC (ABC being an example).
- Go to Purchasing.
- Change the status from Active to Blocked & Saved
Now you are creating a new Purchase Order:
- Work Center Purchase Requests and Orders
- Click New Purchase Order and View All
- Under Items tab, ad the Product ID ABC in the Product ID field
- This message appears: "No Search results"
- Click "Enter", the Material Data will be maintained automatically on line Item level (Product Description, Product Category...).
You did not expect this behavior with a Blocked Material.
Cause
This is the current expected system behavior.
Resolution
Upon ordering the New Purchase Order, this error message will pop up:
"Item 1: Product blocked "
The system will always stop the creation of a new Purchase Order which contains a Blocked Material (or Service).
Also, it is never advised to force the entry of data in any field by clicking Enter.
Keywords
"Blocked Material", "New Purchase Order" , KBA , SRD-SRM-PRO , Purchase Requests and Orders , How To