How To Fix M3083 - Splitting indicator & not defined in any plant

M3083 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 083

• Message text: Splitting indicator & not defined in any plant

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M3083 - Splitting indicator & not defined in any plant ?

  The SAP error message M3083 indicates that the splitting indicator is not defined for a material in any plant. This error typically arises in the context of materials management, particularly when dealing with inventory management or production planning.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A material is being processed (e.g., during a goods movement, production order, or inventory count) and the system expects a splitting indicator to be defined.
  The splitting indicator is used to determine how the stock of a material is managed across different plants or storage locations.
  The material master record for the specific material does not have a splitting indicator assigned, or it is not defined for the plant in question.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M3083 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code MM03 (Display Material) and enter the material number.
  Check the relevant views (e.g., Basic Data, Purchasing, Sales, etc.) to see if the splitting indicator is defined.
  
  
  
  Define