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3757903 - Error "Enter a number with a maximum of 3 decimal places" for Volume field - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • Unable to change the decimal places for the field MARA-VOLUM in apps Manage Product Master Data, Create Material or Change Material.
  • The system displays the Error no. 00088 "Enter a number with a maximum of 3 decimal places".

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Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Manage Product Master Data app.
  2. Search and open a product.
  3. Navigate to the Dimensions section.
  4. Enter a Volume value with more than 3 decimal digits (for example, 0.0001).
  5. Observe the error "Enter a number with a maximum of 3 decimal places".

Cause

The field Volume (MARA-VOLUM) is defined with the data type QUAN and is delivered with a fixed precision of 3 decimal places in the standard system.
As this is a core data field, modifying its decimal precision is considered a system modification and is currently not possible in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

Resolution

Changing the data type or decimal precision of MARA-VOLUM is a system modification and is not possible in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.

As a workaround, adjust the Base Unit of Measure:

  1. Identify a smaller unit of measure for volume that corresponds to your business need. For example, instead of using Cubic Meters (M3), you can use a smaller unit like Cubic Centimeters (CM3).
  2. Set this smaller unit as the Base Unit of Measure for the material in the product master data.
  3. Convert the desired volume to the new, smaller unit. For instance, a desired volume of 0.0001 M3 is equivalent to 100 CM3 (since 1 M3 = 1,000,000 CM3).
  4. Enter the converted value (e.g., 100) into the Volume field. The system will accept this value as it does not require more than 3 decimal places.

Note: The decimal precision of the Volume (MARA-VOLUM) field is fixed. It is not affected by changes made to the decimal place settings for any related Unit of Measurement.

See Also

  • KBA 3496095 - Error "Enter a Number with a maximum of 3 decimal places" when maintaining a Quantity in a Bill of Material - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
  • KBA 3198494 - Maintain Decimal field for standard Unit of Measurement

Keywords

MARA-VOLUM, volume, QUAN, decimal places, 3 decimals, precision, manage product master data, create material, change material, dimensions field, validation error, unit of measure, M3. , KBA , LO-MD-MM-2CL , Product Master for Public Cloud , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions