How To Fix LOBM_MESSAGES032 - Material: &1 is not Batch Managed.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: LOBM_MESSAGES - Message class for LOBM services

• Message number: 032

• Message text: Material: &1 is not Batch Managed.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message LOBM_MESSAGES032 - Material: &1 is not Batch Managed. ?

  The SAP error message LOBM_MESSAGES032 indicates that the material specified (represented by &1) is not batch-managed. This means that the material is not set up in the system to track batches, which is often required for materials that need to be managed in terms of specific production lots or batches.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Master Configuration: The material in question is not configured as batch-managed in the material master data. This is typically set in the material type or in the specific views of the material master.
  Batch Management Requirement: The transaction or process you are trying to execute requires batch management for the material, but the material is not set up to support this.
  Incorrect Transaction: You may be trying to perform a transaction that is only applicable to batch-managed materials.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Settings:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM02 for change).
  Check the relevant views (usually the Basic Data, Purchasing, and Plant Data/Storage