How To Fix CKBA164 - Material & & is a phantom assembly or is reserved in other plant

CKBA164 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CKBA - Message Pool for Development Class CKBA

• Message number: 164

• Message text: Material & & is a phantom assembly or is reserved in other plant

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

You are attempting to create a procurement alternative for material
&V1& in plant &V2&. This material is either a phantom assembly or it is
reserved in the other plant.
Although mixed cost estimates can be created for materials with these
special procurement types, there is no rollup of the mixed cost
estimate. The procurement alternatives costed, however, are rolled up.
Example: Mixed cost estimate of materials 'FERT', 'Phantom Assembly'
and 'HALB'.
FERT
|
| Costed procurement alternative is rolled up
Phantom Assembly
|
| Mixed cost estimate is rolled up
HALB

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CKBA164 - Material & & is a phantom assembly or is reserved in other plant ?

  The SAP error message CKBA164 indicates that the material in question is either a phantom assembly or is reserved in another plant. This error typically arises during the process of creating or processing a bill of materials (BOM) or during production planning and execution.
  Causes:
  
  Phantom Assembly: The material is defined as a phantom assembly in the system. Phantom assemblies are used in BOMs to simplify the structure and are not stocked as separate materials.
  Reservation in Another Plant: The material is reserved for use in another plant, which means it cannot be used in the current plant until the reservation is released or the material is made available.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Verify if the material is indeed defined as a phantom assembly. You can do this by checking the material master data in the SAP system.
  If it is a phantom assembly and you need to use it, consider whether you can adjust your