How To Fix 9J661 - Sender or recipient must be of reference type LA for material type &

9J661 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 9J -

• Message number: 661

• Message text: Sender or recipient must be of reference type LA for material type &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 9J661 - Sender or recipient must be of reference type LA for material type & ?

  The SAP error message 9J661 indicates that there is an issue with the sender or recipient in a transaction involving a material type that requires a specific reference type (LA - which stands for "Location" or "Location-Dependent"). This error typically occurs in the context of logistics, inventory management, or material master data processing.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The sender or recipient specified in the transaction does not match the expected reference type (LA).
  The material type being used in the transaction is configured to require a specific type of sender or recipient, and the current configuration does not meet this requirement.
  There may be inconsistencies in the master data for the materials involved, such as incorrect settings for the material type or location.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the material master data configuration (transaction code OMD0 or SPRO).
  Verify the settings for the material type in question.