How To Fix L4700 - Unit of measure & not allowed acc. to material master

L4700 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: L4 - LVS inventory

• Message number: 700

• Message text: Unit of measure & not allowed acc. to material master

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message L4700 - Unit of measure & not allowed acc. to material master ?

  The SAP error message L4700 ("Unit of measure & not allowed according to material master") typically occurs when there is a mismatch between the unit of measure (UoM) being used in a transaction and the unit of measure defined in the material master record for that specific material.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Unit of Measure: The unit of measure being used in the transaction does not match any of the units defined in the material master for that material.
  Missing UoM in Material Master: The required unit of measure has not been set up in the material master.
  UoM Conversion Issues: If there are conversion factors defined, they may not be set up correctly, leading to the error.
  Transaction Type Restrictions: Certain transaction types may only allow specific units of measure.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "Sales Org. Data" views to ensure that the unit of measure you