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3560881 - Once configured, the length of the product number must not be reduced

Symptom

In Product Master, you can use the configuration activity Define Output Format of Material Numbers to set the length of product numbers.  

The character limit for product numbers is 18 by default. You can contact SAP to increase the limit to 40. 

When you change the length of the product number from a lower to a higher value using the configuration activity, you can create products with the newer value of product length. The system will allow you to decrease the product length, which can cause issues.  

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 

Resolution

Procedure to Set Product Length: 

Use the configuration activity Define Output Format of Material Numbers to set the length of the product. For example: Set the length to 18 characters.  

Caution: Once configured, the length of the product number must not be reduced. Doing so can cause certain functionalities to fail. For example, the search functionality might not work, and the products might not be visible in the product master apps.  

Keywords

'Define Output Format of Material Numbers' , "Product Master" , "Manage Product Master Data" , KBA , LO-MD-MM , Material Master , How To

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions