How To Fix COM_PRODUCT_UNIT013 - Base unit of measure & does not exist in the units of measurement table

COM_PRODUCT_UNIT013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PRODUCT_UNIT - Messages on Units of Measure

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Base unit of measure & does not exist in the units of measurement table

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COM_PRODUCT_UNIT013 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PRODUCT_UNIT013 indicates that the base unit of measure specified for a product does not exist in the units of measurement table. This error typically arises when trying to create or modify a product in the SAP system, particularly in the context of materials management or product master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Unit of Measure: The specified base unit of measure for the product is not defined in the SAP system's units of measurement table (T006).
  Incorrect Configuration: The unit of measure might have been incorrectly configured or deleted.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a typographical error in the unit of measure entered for the product.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Unit of Measure:
  
  Go to transaction code CUNI (or use the menu path: Logistics > General > Master Data > Units of Measure > Maintain Units of Measure).
  Verify if the base unit of measure specified in the error message exists in the units of measurement