How To Fix CM_CBESCOM057 - Product and article category missing in contributing scenario 'Consumer'

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CM_CBESCOM - Message Class for ESComXML Outbound Processing

• Message number: 057

• Message text: Product and article category missing in contributing scenario 'Consumer'

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

What causes this issue?

The contributing scenario <ZK>Consumer</>&V1& contains neither a <ZH>
Product Category</> (characteristic SAP_EHS_1027_001_PC in value
assignment type <ZH>Use and Exposure Scenario</> ( SAP_EHS_1027_001))
nor an <ZH>Article Category</> (characteristic SAP_EHS_1027_001_ARC
value assignment type <ZH>Use and Exposure Scenario</> (
SAP_EHS_1027_001)). Contributing scenario <ZK>Consumer </> however,
requires either a product or an article category.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Enter an article category and / or a product category in the value
assignment instance with the sort sequence &V2& in the contributing
scenario <ZK>Consumer</>&V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CM_CBESCOM057 - Product and article category missing in contributing scenario 'Consumer' ?

  The SAP error message CM_CBESCOM057 indicates that there is a missing product and article category in the contributing scenario for the 'Consumer' category. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Master Data Governance (MDG) or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) modules, where product data needs to be properly categorized for various business processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Data: The error usually occurs when the system expects a product or article category to be defined for a specific product but cannot find it. This can happen if:
  
  The product has not been assigned to any category.
  The category itself is not defined in the system.
  There is a mismatch between the expected categories and the ones defined in the system.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the proper assignment of categories to products.
  
  
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues during the migration process that