How To Fix CNIF_MAT007 - Item text in sales order &1 exists. Adapt text in purchase requisition

CNIF_MAT007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNIF_MAT - Messages for BAPI Material Component in Network

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Item text in sales order &1 exists. Adapt text in purchase requisition

What causes this issue?

You changed the item text of an externally procured component. You
cannot automatically transfer this change as a long text to the
purchase requisition.

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?

Check the text in the purchase requisition and make the changes there.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CNIF_MAT007 - Item text in sales order &1 exists. Adapt text in purchase requisition ?

  The SAP error message CNIF_MAT007 indicates that there is a conflict with the item text in a sales order and a purchase requisition. Specifically, it means that the item text for a particular sales order item already exists, and the system is prompting you to adapt or change the text in the related purchase requisition.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Texts: The item text in the sales order is already defined, and when trying to create or modify a purchase requisition, the system finds that the same text is being used, leading to a conflict.
  Text Management Settings: The configuration settings for text management in the sales order and purchase requisition may not be aligned, causing the system to enforce uniqueness for item texts.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the same text is inadvertently being reused.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CNIF_MAT007 error, you can