How To Fix 40262 - Master recipe for material &1 has no operations (abort)

40262 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 40 - Messages for Process Orders

• Message number: 262

• Message text: Master recipe for material &1 has no operations (abort)

What causes this issue?

The recipe you have selected for the combination of material, plant,
and production version &V2& contains no operations.

System Response

The transaction is terminated since the Customizing settings made for
the order type specify that a recipe is mandatory.

How to fix this error?

Change your recipe or change the settings valid for the order type.

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 40262 - Master recipe for material &1 has no operations (abort) ?

  The SAP error message 40262 indicates that there is a problem with a master recipe for a specific material, specifically that the master recipe does not contain any operations. This can occur in the context of production planning and control, particularly when trying to create or execute production orders based on a master recipe.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Operations: The master recipe for the specified material has been created but does not include any operations. This could happen if the recipe was not fully defined or if operations were inadvertently deleted.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with how the master recipe was configured, leading to the absence of operations.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing links between the recipe and the operations.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Master Recipe:
  
  Go to the transaction code C201 (or C202 for display) to view the master recipe.
  Verify that the master recipe for the material in question