How To Fix CI_DRAFTPRD_MESSAGE149 - The chain of follow-up products is recursive

CI_DRAFTPRD_MESSAGE149 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CI_DRAFTPRD_MESSAGE -

• Message number: 149

• Message text: The chain of follow-up products is recursive

What causes this issue?

A follow-up product has, in turn, been assigned to the follow-up
product. It is possible that this has been assigned a further follow-up
product, and so on.

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

However, one of the follow-up products in this chain is identical to the
discontinued product

System Response

How to fix this error?

Enter another follow-up product or cancel it.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CI_DRAFTPRD_MESSAGE149 - The chain of follow-up products is recursive ?

  The SAP error message CI_DRAFTPRD_MESSAGE149, which states "The chain of follow-up products is recursive," typically occurs in the context of product management or material master data in SAP. This error indicates that there is a circular reference in the follow-up product relationships, meaning that a product is set to follow up to another product that eventually leads back to itself, creating an infinite loop.
  
  Cause:
  
  Circular Reference: The most common cause of this error is a circular reference in the follow-up product configuration. For example, if Product A follows up to Product B, and Product B follows up to Product A, this creates a recursive loop.
  Incorrect Configuration: This can also happen due to incorrect or incomplete configuration of product relationships in the system.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, it may have introduced inconsistencies or circular references that were not present in the original data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Follow-Up Products: Check