3626342 - Error "Enter a number with a maximum of 5 digits to the left of the decimal separator" when setting up Unit of Measure conversion factors for Products

Symptom

Error message "Enter a number with a maximum of 5 digits to the left of the decimal separator" appears when entering a unit conversion factor with more than 5 digits in the "Units of Measure" section of the "Manage Product Master Data" or "Change Material" app.
A conversion factor to the base unit of measurement higher than 99999 cannot be entered.

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

Open the "Manage Product Master Data" app.
Select a product and click "Edit."
Navigate to the "Units of Measure" section and add a new conversion unit.
Enter a conversion factor with more than five digits (e.g., 1 PAC = 100000 PC).
Error appears

Cause

System is working as intended.

Resolution

Change the base unit of measurement (UoM) to a unit larger than the smallest available unit. If no appropriate unit exists, create one using the SSCUI/Configuration Activity 102179 "Check Units of Measurement."

Go for the "Units of Measure" section of a product.
Change the base Unit of Measure to a mid-range unit of measure.
Maintain the conversion factors related to the new base Unit of Measure.

Note: Since inventory is managed in the base unit of measurement, this may result in rounding errors in stock.
To minimize this effect, it is recommendable to choose a base UoM 10 or 100 times larger than the smallest available unit.

Keywords

Unit Conversion Factor, UoM, 5 digits limit, units of measure, conversion factor limit, base unit of measurement, SSCUI 102179, material master, unit of measure configuration. , KBA , LO-MD-MM-2CL , Product Master for Public Cloud , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions