How To Fix M7072 - Enter a customer for special stock &

M7072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Enter a customer for special stock &

What causes this issue?

You did not enter a customer for the customer-related special
stock &V1&.
You have to specifiy a customer for the following special stocks:
B,,material (to be) provided by the customer
V,,returnable packaging at customer's site
W,,consignment stock at customer's site

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 a customer number.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M7072 - Enter a customer for special stock & ?

  The SAP error message M7072 "Enter a customer for special stock" typically occurs in the context of inventory management and special stock handling in SAP. This error indicates that the system requires a customer to be specified for a special stock type, such as consignment stock or project stock, but none has been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Customer Information: The transaction you are trying to execute requires a customer to be associated with the special stock, but the customer field is either empty or not filled correctly.
  Incorrect Stock Type: The stock type you are trying to process may require customer information, but the system does not recognize it due to incorrect settings or configurations.
  Transaction Type: The specific transaction you are using may inherently require customer data for processing special stock.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Customer Information: Ensure that you fill in the customer field in the transaction where the error occurs. This is often required for special