How To Fix CBGL00504 - A specification has not been assigned to material &1

CBGL00504 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CBGL00 - GLM: Standard Messages

• Message number: 504

• Message text: A specification has not been assigned to material &1

What causes this issue?

You have entered a material that is not assigned a specification. This
is not possible, however.

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?

Enter a different material or assign a specification to material &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CBGL00504 - A specification has not been assigned to material &1 ?

  The SAP error message CBGL00504 indicates that a specification has not been assigned to a material in the system. This typically occurs in the context of materials management and quality management processes, particularly when dealing with material specifications in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error message CBGL00504 is triggered when:
  
  A material is being processed (e.g., during a goods receipt, production order, or quality inspection) and the system expects a specification to be assigned to that material.
  The material does not have a specification assigned in the material master data or in the relevant quality management settings.
  The specification might be missing due to incomplete data entry or configuration issues.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check if a specification is assigned to the material in the relevant views (e.g., Basic Data, Quality Management).
  If no specification is assigned, you will