How To Fix M7100 - Material & & & blocked due to a physical inventory

M7100 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 100

• Message text: Material & & & blocked due to a physical inventory

What causes this issue?

Material &V1& is blocked in plant &V2&, storage location &V3&, due to a
physical inventory.

System Response

The system will not allow a goods movement involving this material to
be posted until the count results have been entered (in order to avoid
wrong inventory difference figures).

How to fix this error?

Enter a another storage location, or terminate processing.
Do you wish to
<DS:TRAN.MI23>display</> physical inventory data for the material?
<DS:TRAN.MI22>display</> physical inventory documents for the material?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7100 - Details

• The SAP error message M7100 indicates that a material is blocked due to a physical inventory process. This typically occurs when a physical inventory is being conducted, and the system prevents any transactions that would affect the stock of the material until the inventory process is completed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Physical Inventory Process: The material is currently involved in a physical inventory count, which means that the stock levels are being verified and adjusted. During this time, the system blocks any movements (like goods issues, goods receipts, etc.) to ensure the accuracy of the inventory count.
  Inventory Block: The material may have been explicitly marked as blocked for inventory purposes, preventing any transactions that could alter its stock status.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Complete the Physical Inventory: The primary solution is to complete the physical inventory process. Once the inventory count is finalized and the results are posted, the block will be lifted, and you will be able to perform