How To Fix 88799 - Material type &1 of material &2 is not contained in &3 data filter

88799 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 88 - REA Processing

• Message number: 799

• Message text: Material type &1 of material &2 is not contained in &3 data filter

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 88799 - Material type &1 of material &2 is not contained in &3 data filter ?

  The SAP error message 88799 indicates that a specific material type is not included in the data filter for a particular operation or transaction. This error typically arises in scenarios where data filters are applied to restrict the materials that can be processed or viewed in a certain context, such as in reports, transactions, or data imports.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Type Exclusion: The material type of the specified material (in this case, &2) is not included in the data filter (indicated by &3). This could be due to configuration settings that restrict certain material types from being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The data filter may have been set up incorrectly or may not have been updated to include the new material types that have been created.
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access materials of that type.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Data Filter Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the configuration settings where the data filter is defined (this