How To Fix CMMD072 - Article hierarchy & is not active

CMMD072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CMMD -

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Article hierarchy & is not active

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CMMD072 - Article hierarchy & is not active ?

  The SAP error message CMMD072 indicates that an article hierarchy is not active. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Material Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD) modules, particularly when dealing with product hierarchies or article master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Hierarchy: The specific article hierarchy you are trying to use is not activated in the system. This could be due to the hierarchy being newly created and not yet activated, or it may have been deactivated for some reason.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings related to the article hierarchy in the SAP system.
  Missing Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or activate the article hierarchy.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate the Article Hierarchy:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction code (e.g., COMM_HIERARCHY or COMM_HIER) to check the status of the article hierarchy.
  If the hierarchy is inactive, activate it by selecting the appropriate option.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Review the configuration settings for