How To Fix CMD_BS_MAT_API161 - Validity date of plant-specific material status is in the past

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CMD_BS_MAT_API - Message Class for Sydney Material API Layer

• Message number: 161

• Message text: Validity date of plant-specific material status is in the past

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CMD_BS_MAT_API161 - Validity date of plant-specific material status is in the past ?

  The SAP error message CMD_BS_MAT_API161 indicates that the validity date of a plant-specific material status is in the past. This typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation (like creating or changing a material) that involves a material status that has a validity period, and the current date is beyond that validity period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Past Validity Date: The material status you are trying to assign to the material has a validity date that has already passed.
  Incorrect Configuration: The material status might have been configured incorrectly, leading to an unintended past validity date.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in entering the validity dates for the material status.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Status Validity:
  
  Go to the material master record in SAP and check the plant-specific material status.
  Verify the validity dates associated with the material status.
  
  
  
  Update Validity Dates:
  
  If the validity date is indeed in the past, you will need to update the material