How To Fix CM131 - New bill of material items automatically allocated to operation &1

CM131 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CM - Task list messages: Material component allocations

• Message number: 131

• Message text: New bill of material items automatically allocated to operation &1

System Response

All items that you create in the BOM will be allocated to the current
operation &v1&, when you return to the component overview.
If you go to the BOM directly from the component overview while you are
creating a BOM, the first selected operation is chosen as the current
operation.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CM131 - New bill of material items automatically allocated to operation &1 ?

  The SAP error message CM131, which states "New bill of material items automatically allocated to operation &1," typically occurs in the context of production planning and control when there are changes to the Bill of Materials (BOM) that affect the operations in a routing.
  
  Cause:
  This error message is triggered when:
  
  A new item has been added to the BOM, and the system is trying to allocate this new item to an existing operation in the routing.
  The system is unable to automatically allocate the new BOM item to the operation due to configuration settings or missing data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check BOM and Routing Configuration:
  
  Ensure that the BOM is correctly configured and that all necessary components are defined.
  Verify that the routing is set up to accommodate the new BOM items.
  
  
  
  Manual Allocation:
  
  If the system cannot automatically allocate the new BOM item, you may need to manually allocate it to