How To Fix M3794 - Maintenance status overflow for field & in client &

M3794 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 794

• Message text: Maintenance status overflow for field & in client &

What causes this issue?

The previous error message can occur if, when modifying your system, you
have defined your own maintenance statuses in addition to those in the
standard SAP system. It is then possible that the new maintenance
statuses (see program documentation) can no longer be fully assigned
since 15 maintenance statuses at most may be specified for each field.

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?

View the current maintenance statuses of the fields concerned (table
T130F) and extend these maintenance statuses yourself as required. No
further response is required to this error during upgrading.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M3794 - Maintenance status overflow for field & in client & ?

  The SAP error message M3794, which states "Maintenance status overflow for field & in client &," typically occurs in the context of material master data or other master data maintenance. This error indicates that the system has reached the maximum limit for maintenance statuses for a particular field in the specified client.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Limits: Each field in the material master or other master data can have a limited number of maintenance statuses. If the number of statuses exceeds this limit, the error will be triggered.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration in the system or an excessive number of statuses defined for a field can lead to this overflow.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system or if there have been bulk updates, it may inadvertently create too many statuses.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Maintenance Statuses: Check the maintenance statuses defined for the field in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant