How To Fix 6P463 - Material status does not allow a planned independent requirement

6P463 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 6P - Messages for planned independent requirements (Appl.area 60)

• Message number: 463

• Message text: Material status does not allow a planned independent requirement

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check the material status from the MM/PP view in the material master
record.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

6P463 - Details

• The SAP error message 6P463 indicates that the material status of a specific material does not permit the creation of planned independent requirements (PIRs). This typically occurs when the material is set to a status that restricts its use in planning processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  Material Status Settings: The material may have a status that restricts it from being used in planning. This can be due to settings in the material master data.
  Planning Type: The material may be set to a planning type that does not allow for planned independent requirements.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration in the system may not allow for certain materials to have planned independent requirements based on their status.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "MRP" views for the material status.
  Ensure that the material status