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3601921 - Defining MRP Areas for Plant/Storage Locations in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

The following error message displayed when attempting to define the MRP Areas in Configuration Step 103068 - 'Define MRP Areas for Plant/Storage Locations':
"Only plant MRP areas are allowed to have 1 to 4 digits"

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Attempt to define the MRP Areas in SSCUI 103068.
  2. Encounter the error message "Only plant MRP areas are allowed to have 1 to 4 digits".

Cause

Resolution

The error message "Only plant MRP areas are allowed to have 1 to 4 digits" is a standard system behaviour to maintain consistency and uniformity and only MRP areas of the type 'Plant' are allowed to have a 1-4 digit key.

Storage Location MRP areas should have a minimum of 5 digits.
For example: M0001

See Also

Refer to the Configuration Help of the SSCUI 103068, which states:
"2. Enter a number and description for the MRP area. You can enter an alphanumeric number for the MRP area, but it must contain at least five characters."

Keywords

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Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions