3705528 - Error in purchase order processing for material type services in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

• When attempting to create a Purchase Order for a service material, the system displays the error message:
• "Material not subj. to inventory mgmt. in plant 001A (Please check your input)."
• The error prevents the creation of the Purchase Order for the service material in the specified plant.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Create a purchase order using document type NB for a service material type.
2. Assign a business partner linked to a plant.
3. Attempt to process the purchase order.
4. Observe the error message: "Material not subj. to inventory mgmt. in plant 001A (Please check your input)."

• Service materials are not subject to inventory management in the SAP standard system.
• A supplier assigned to a plant becomes an internal supplier, which conflicts with external supplier requirements for service procurement.

 Implement the below configuration to avoid inventory-related validation errors for service materials.

1. Create two separate business partners (BP).
2. One BP for internal procurement where the plant is assigned to the supplier. This BP can be used for creating stock transport orders (STO).
3. Another BP for external procurement without assigning a plant. This BP can be used for purchasing service items.

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