How To Fix M3786 - Inventory management is not defined for the follow-up material

M3786 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 786

• Message text: Inventory management is not defined for the follow-up material

What causes this issue?

You have specified a follow-up material for whose material type
inventory management is not defined. This is not allowed.

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?

Specify a follow-up material for whose material type inventory
management is defined.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M3786 - Inventory management is not defined for the follow-up material ?

  The SAP error message M3786, which states "Inventory management is not defined for the follow-up material," typically occurs in the context of inventory management and material master data. This error indicates that the system is unable to process a transaction because the follow-up material (the material that is supposed to be linked or referenced) does not have inventory management settings configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Inventory Management Settings: The follow-up material does not have inventory management activated in its material master record.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type of the follow-up material may not support inventory management.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings for the material type or the plant settings in SAP.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M3786 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record of the follow-up material using transaction code MM03.
  Check the "Plant Data / Storage" view to ensure that inventory management is activated for