How To Fix M7038 - Bill of Material & does not exist in plant &

M7038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Bill of Material & does not exist in plant &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M7038 - Bill of Material & does not exist in plant & ?

  The SAP error message M7038 indicates that a Bill of Material (BOM) does not exist for a specified material in a particular plant. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform operations that require a BOM, such as production planning, material requirements planning (MRP), or when creating a production order.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing BOM: The most common cause is that the BOM for the specified material has not been created or has been deleted.
  Incorrect Plant: The BOM may exist, but it is not assigned to the plant you are working with.
  Incorrect Material Number: The material number you are using may be incorrect or not exist in the system.
  BOM Status: The BOM might be inactive or not released for use.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the master data that prevent the system from finding the BOM.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check BOM Existence:
  
  Use transaction code CS03 (Display BOM) to check if the BOM exists for the material