How To Fix M7046 - No storage locations/batches found for material & & &

M7046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 046

• Message text: No storage locations/batches found for material & & &

What causes this issue?

For material &V1& in plant &V2&, the system has not found any batches
in the <GL:storage_location_selection_list> storage
location</>/<GL:batch_selection_list>batch selection list</>.
Possible reasons for this are:
you have not chosen any items on the storage location/batch selection
list,
there is no stock in the plant/storage location, or
the stock is blocked due to a physical inventory.

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?

If you have not chosen a storage location/batch, you can do the
following:
If the field "Storage location" or "Batch" still contains *, press
ENTER to again call up the storage location/batch selection list, from
which you can choose storage locations or batches.
You can also enter a storage location or a batch directly on the detail
screen.
If you suspect that no stock exists, you can <DS:TRAN.MMBE>check</> the
stock on the stock overview screen. If no stock yet exists, in the case
of a goods receipt, you can enter a storage location (if this is
allowed in the plant and for the movement type) and/or a batch.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M7046 - No storage locations/batches found for material & & & ?

  The SAP error message M7046 "No storage locations/batches found for material & & &" typically occurs when the system is unable to find any storage locations or batches for a specific material during inventory management or related transactions. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during goods movements, stock transfers, or when trying to perform inventory counts.
  Causes:
  
  Material Not Extended to Storage Location: The material may not be extended to the relevant storage location in the material master data.
  Batch Management Issues: If batch management is enabled for the material, there may be no batches available for the specified storage location.
  Stock Levels: There may be no stock available for the material in the specified storage location.
  Incorrect Material Number: The material number entered may be incorrect or not exist in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the storage locations or batches for the