How To Fix M3613 - The chain of follow-up materials is recursive

M3613 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 613

• Message text: The chain of follow-up materials is recursive

What causes this issue?

A follow-up material has, in turn, been assigned to the follow-up
material. It is possible that this has been assigned a further
follow-up material, and so on.
However, one of the follow-up materials in this chain is identical to
the discontinued material.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Enter another follow-up material or cancel it.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3613 - Details

• The SAP error message M3613, "The chain of follow-up materials is recursive," typically occurs in the context of material management and inventory control within the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a recursive relationship in the follow-up materials defined in the system, which can lead to infinite loops or circular references.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following scenarios:
  
  Recursive Follow-Up Materials: A follow-up material is defined in such a way that it points back to itself or creates a loop with other materials. For example, Material A follows Material B, and Material B follows Material A.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of follow-up materials in the material master or BOM (Bill of Materials) may have been set up incorrectly, leading to circular dependencies.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors during the setup of materials or BOMs can inadvertently create recursive relationships.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M3613 error, you can take the