How To Fix CMMD071 - Article hierarchy & has been deactivated

CMMD071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CMMD -

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Article hierarchy & has been deactivated

What causes this issue?

Deactivated article hierarchies can no longer be changed.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CMMD071 - Details

• The SAP error message CMMD071 indicates that an article hierarchy has been deactivated. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Material Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD) modules, where article hierarchies are used for categorizing and managing products.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors:
  
  Deactivation of Article Hierarchy: The specific article hierarchy that you are trying to use has been deactivated in the system.
  Configuration Changes: Changes in the configuration settings related to article hierarchies may have led to the deactivation.
  Data Maintenance: The hierarchy might have been intentionally deactivated during data maintenance or cleanup activities.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CMMD071 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Status:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., CM01 for article hierarchy maintenance) and check the status of the article hierarchy in question.
  If it is deactivated, you may need to reactivate it.
  
  
  
  Reactivate the Hierarchy:
  
  If you have the necessary authorizations, you can reactivate the article hierarchy