How To Fix ECM003 - R/3 engineering change management is active

ECM003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ECM - General Messages for Engineering Change Management

• Message number: 003

• Message text: R/3 engineering change management is active

What causes this issue?

In this system, change management for SAP Master Data Management cannot
be used.
The software layer determines whether change management for SAP Master
Data Management or change management for SAP R/3 is active.
This <ZH>cannot</> be overridden by settings in Customizing.

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.

ECM003 - Details

• The SAP error message ECM003 indicates that the Engineering Change Management (ECM) functionality is active in your SAP system, which may be causing issues with certain operations related to material management or production planning. This error typically arises when trying to perform actions on materials or BOMs (Bill of Materials) that are subject to engineering change management processes.
  
  Cause:
  The ECM003 error usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Engineering Change Management is Active: The system is configured to use ECM, which means that any changes to materials or BOMs must go through the ECM process.
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the engineering change numbers or the status of the changes.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the action due to the ECM settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ECM003 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check ECM Status: Verify if the engineering change