How To Fix IW022 - Material & only for individual requirements (check entry)

IW022 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 022

• Message text: Material & only for individual requirements (check entry)

What causes this issue?

You want to assign a component to the operation.
This component cannot be managed in collective stock:
In the material master, the indicator <LS>Individual requirements only
</> is set for requirement explosion.
<ZH>or</>
The item category does not support quantity-based inventory management.
The order is not planned for individual customer requirements:
There is no assignment to a WBS element or a sales order item.
<ZH>or</>
The project or sales order is not planned for individual customer
requirements.

How to fix this error?

Check
The <LS>Requirements explosion</> indicator in the material master, or
The settings for the project stock and in the project structure plan,
and the settings for sales order stock.
You can specify whether a project permits individual inventory
management for each project definition under the menu path <LS>Details
-> Control</>. The system then proposes the <LS>Project Stock</>
indicator in the project profile.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW022 - Details

• The SAP error message IW022 ("Material & only for individual requirements (check entry)") typically occurs in the context of creating or processing maintenance orders or work orders in SAP. This error indicates that the material you are trying to use is set up for individual requirements planning, but the system is expecting a different type of requirement (like collective requirements).
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Master Settings: The material in question is configured in the material master as having individual requirements. This means that the material is intended to be planned and consumed on a one-to-one basis, rather than being part of a collective or bulk requirement.
  Order Type Configuration: The order type you are using may not be compatible with materials that are set for individual requirements.
  Incorrect Requirement Type: The system may be expecting a different type of requirement (e.g., collective requirements) based on the configuration of the order or the material.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master: 
  
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