How To Fix IW821 - Refurbishment material &1 is not serialized

IW821 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 821

• Message text: Refurbishment material &1 is not serialized

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IW821 - Details

• The SAP error message IW821 indicates that a refurbishment material is not serialized, which means that the system expects the material to have a serial number assigned to it, but it does not. This error typically occurs in the context of refurbishment processes where serialized materials are required for tracking and management purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Configuration: The material in question is not configured to be serialized in the material master. This can happen if the material type or the specific material settings do not require serialization.
  Refurbishment Process: The refurbishment process you are trying to execute requires that the material being refurbished is serialized, but the material you are using does not have a serial number assigned.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type may not be set up to handle serialized items, leading to this error when attempting to process refurbishment.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Settings:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) for the