How To Fix M3416 - General product hierarchy for material proposed

M3416 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 416

• Message text: General product hierarchy for material proposed

What causes this issue?

You have already maintained a general product hierarchy for the
material.

System Response

This is adopted as the default value for the sales-specific product
hierarchy.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3416 - Details

• The SAP error message M3416, which states "General product hierarchy for material proposed," typically occurs when there is an issue with the product hierarchy assignment for a material in the system. This error is often encountered in the context of sales and distribution (SD) or materials management (MM) processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Product Hierarchy: The material does not have a general product hierarchy assigned in the material master data.
  Incorrect Configuration: The product hierarchy may not be correctly configured in the system, or the hierarchy levels may not be properly defined.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the material or the product hierarchy.
  Master Data Issues: The material master record may be incomplete or incorrectly maintained.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check if the general product hierarchy is assigned under the relevant views (e.g., Sales Org. Data).
  If it is missing, you can add it