How To Fix COM_PRCAT006 - Product type cannot be changed as set types assigned to subcategories

COM_PRCAT006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PRCAT - Product Category

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Product type cannot be changed as set types assigned to subcategories

What causes this issue?

The product type (for example, material) is inherited by all of this
<DS:GLOS.994E2B515E5BD311B60F0060B03C2BFF>category's</> lower-level
categories. Since <DS:GLOS.7E421A6DA070D311AE680060B03C9BBE>set types
</> for another product type are assigned to these lower-level
categories, the product type of the higher-level category cannot be
changed (for example, to service) because it would also be inherited by
the lower-level categories and be inconsistent with the set types
assigned.

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.

COM_PRCAT006 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PRCAT006 indicates that you are trying to change the product type of a category that has subcategories assigned to it, which is not allowed. This restriction is in place because changing the product type could affect the integrity of the data and the relationships between categories and subcategories.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You attempt to change the product type of a category that has subcategories assigned to it.
  The system enforces rules to maintain the consistency of the product hierarchy.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Subcategories: Identify the subcategories assigned to the category you are trying to change. You can do this by navigating to the category management area in SAP.
  
  
  Remove Subcategories: If possible, remove or reassign the subcategories from the category whose product type you want to change. This may involve:
  
  Reassigning the subcategories to a different parent category.
  Deleting the subcategories if they are no longer