How To Fix 29571 - Superior bill of material must be an order BOM

29571 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 29 - Bills of Material

• Message number: 571

• Message text: Superior bill of material must be an order BOM

What causes this issue?

You want to replace the header material in an assembly. However, the
superior assembly is customer-independent. You can only replace the
header material in an assembly, if the superior assembly has been saved
as order-specific.

System Response

The system does not replace the material.

How to fix this error?

First save the superior assembly as order-specific and then repeat the
operation.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 29571 - Superior bill of material must be an order BOM ?

  The SAP error message 29571, "Superior bill of material must be an order BOM," typically occurs when there is an attempt to create or modify a bill of materials (BOM) in a way that does not comply with the requirements for a superior BOM in the context of production orders.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Incorrect BOM Type: The superior BOM you are trying to reference is not defined as an "Order BOM" (BOM type 1 or 2 in SAP). An Order BOM is specifically designed for production orders and is different from a standard BOM.
  BOM Hierarchy Issues: If you are trying to create a multi-level BOM and the superior BOM is not set up correctly as an order BOM, this error will occur.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are not aligned with the requirements for using order BOMs.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can