How To Fix M3570 - The consumption periods require a consumption mode

M3570 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 570

• Message text: The consumption periods require a consumption mode

What causes this issue?

You have entered consumption periods but no consumption mode.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Either enter a consumption mode
or reset the consumption periods.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3570 - Details

• The SAP error message M3570, which states "The consumption periods require a consumption mode," typically occurs in the context of materials management, particularly when dealing with consumption-based planning or inventory management. This error indicates that the system is expecting a consumption mode to be defined for the specified consumption periods, but it is not found.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Consumption Mode: The primary cause of this error is that the consumption mode has not been defined for the material in question. Consumption modes are necessary for the system to understand how to process consumption data for planning purposes.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration settings in the material master or the planning parameters that are not aligned with the requirements for consumption-based planning.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data related to the material master or the planning settings that lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Consumption Mode:
  
  Go to the material master