How To Fix 29664 - Item category & is not a material or text item

29664 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 29 - Bills of Material

• Message number: 664

• Message text: Item category & is not a material or text item

What causes this issue?

You are entering user-specific setting for BOM maintenance.
You have entered &V1& as the default item category for material or text
items. However, this item category is neither a material item nor a
text item.

How to fix this error?

Please display a list of the item categories defined in your company.
To do this, look at the settings in Customizing (Bills of material)
<LS>Item data -> Item categories</>.
For a material item, you can only use an item category for which
material entry is defined.
For a text item, you can only enter an item category which contains the
<LS>text item</> indicator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 29664 - Item category & is not a material or text item ?

  The SAP error message 29664, which states "Item category & is not a material or text item," typically occurs in the context of sales documents, such as sales orders or quotations, when the system encounters an item category that is not recognized as a valid material or text item. This can happen for several reasons, and understanding the cause is essential for finding a solution.
  Causes:
  
  
  Incorrect Item Category Configuration: The item category may not be properly configured in the system. It might not be linked to a valid material type or may not be set up to allow for the type of item being processed.
  
  
  Missing Material Master Data: If the item category is supposed to reference a material, the material master data may be missing or not properly maintained.
  
  
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being used may not support the item category in question.
  
  
  Custom Item Categories: If custom item categories have