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3511398 - Error message M3565 - "With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers" prevent creating product - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

When using pure numeric external number to create product in APP Create Material/MM01, error message M3565 - "With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers" occurs.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

In the case of external number assignment, this indicator tells the system not to check the material number entered on the screen against the number range. In this case, the material number assigned must contain at least one letter, and not consist only of figures.

Resolution

If it is required to create material without external number assignment validation check, an external number range can be defined for the material type which is alphanumeric(must contain at least one letter ). 

Keywords

M3565, With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers, external no. assignment w/o check, External Number Assignment Without Validation, Define Attributes of Material Types,103539 , KBA , LO-MD-MM , Material Master , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions