How To Fix BAPI1080017 - Alternative & for variants/alternatives ID=& has no assigned material

BAPI1080017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BAPI1080 - Message - BAPIS for BOR object BUS1080 (Mat. BOMs)

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Alternative & for variants/alternatives ID=& has no assigned material

What causes this issue?

Each alternative/variant has to be asigned a material.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Check the input data.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BAPI1080017 - Alternative & for variants/alternatives ID=& has no assigned material ?

  The SAP error message BAPI1080017 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of materials to a variant or alternative in the system. Specifically, the message states that the variant or alternative ID specified does not have any materials assigned to it. This can occur in various contexts, such as when working with configurable materials or when using BAPIs (Business Application Programming Interfaces) to create or update data related to variants.
  Cause
  The error can be caused by several factors:
  
  Missing Material Assignment: The specified variant or alternative ID does not have any materials assigned to it in the system.
  Incorrect Variant/Alternative ID: The ID provided may be incorrect or does not exist in the system.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing entries in the relevant tables.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to view or modify the materials associated with the variant.
  
  Solution
  To resolve the