How To Fix M3818 - You have not yet entered an EAN for the material &

M3818 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 818

• Message text: You have not yet entered an EAN for the material &

What causes this issue?

You wanted to save the material master record, but have not yet entered
an <DS:GLOS.International_Article_Number>International Article
Number</> (EAN) for any of the units of measure.
Note
This message is of relevance only for retail.

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 an EAN for at least one of the units of measure assigned to the
material.

Procedure for System Administrators

INCLUDE OMT4 OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3818 - Details

• The SAP error message M3818, which states "You have not yet entered an EAN for the material &," typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation related to a material that requires an EAN (European Article Number) but none has been assigned to that material in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing EAN: The primary cause of this error is that the material in question does not have an EAN assigned to it in the material master data.
  Material Type: Certain material types may require an EAN for specific processes, such as sales or inventory management.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to require EANs for certain transactions, and if the material does not have one, the error will be triggered.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to enter an EAN for the material. Here are the steps to do so:
  
  
  Access Material Master:
  
  Go to the transaction code MM02 (Change Material) or MM01 (Create Material)