3703125 - Production Order API API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV Does Not Allow Creation of Production Orders Without Material

When using the Production Order API API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV/A_ProductionOrder_2 to create a production order via a POST request, the system returns the error:

• Provide mandatory property Material

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Call the API API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV.
2. Execute a POST request to entity A_ProductionOrder_2.
3. Omit the Material field or explicitly set "Material": null.
4. Execute the request.
5. The API returns the error: "Provide mandatory property Material".

According to SAP Help Portal - Create Production Order, for API API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV/A_ProductionOrder_2, production orders without material are not supported for creation using API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV. As a result, the system triggers the mandatory field validation and raises the error.

Creating production orders without material is not supported using the API API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV/A_ProductionOrder_2.

As an alternative, evaluate using the following option:

• Business Accelerator Hub: I_PRODUCTIONORDERTP

According to the SAP Business Accelerator Hub, I_PRODUCTIONORDERTP supports the following creation scenarios:

• With product
• For sales order
• For project
• Without product
• From planned order (conversion)
• Partially from planned order

• SAP Help Portal - Create Production Order
• Business Accelerator Hub - I_PRODUCTIONORDERTP

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