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3792247 - Material Group column is appearing blank in the Material Document Overview Fiori app - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • The Material Group column is appearing blank in the Material Document Overview Fiori app;
  • The corresponding material document contains valid data in the Material Group field;
  • Despite the data being available in the material document, it is not displayed in the Material Document Overview app.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

The Material Group field in the Material Document Overview app is only populated when the material document line item references an actual material number backed by a material master record. When a Purchase Order line item is created as a text-based / account-assigned service item (no material number, only a material description text), no material master record is referenced.
This is standard system behavior.

Resolution

No corrective action is required. The behavior is by design.

  • If the Material Group must be visible in the Material Document Overview, ensure that the originating PO line item references a real material number with a valid material master record. The system will then derive and display the Material Group accordingly;
  • For service items or free-text PO lines without a material number, the Material Group field will remain blank in the app.

See Also

Material Documents Overview | SAP Help Portal

Keywords

Material Document Overview, Material Group, blank, No material number , KBA , MM-IM-VDM-SGM-2CL , VDM Stock and Goods Movements (Public Cloud) , Known Error

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions