How To Fix M7101 - Batch & of mat. & & & blocked due to phys. inventory

M7101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 101

• Message text: Batch & of mat. & & & blocked due to phys. inventory

What causes this issue?

Batch &V1& of material &V2& is blocked in plant &V3&, storage location
&V4& due to a physical inventory.

System Response

To avoid the recording of wrong inventory differences, the system will
not allow any goods movements to be posted for this batch in this
storage location until such time as the count results have been
entered.

How to fix this error?

Enter a different batch (or *), or terminate processing.
Do you wish to
<DS:TRAN.MI23>display</> the physical inventory data for the
material/batch?
<DS:TRAN.MI22>display</> the physical inventory documents for the
material/batch?

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M7101 - Batch & of mat. & & & blocked due to phys. inventory ?

  The SAP error message M7101 indicates that a batch of 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 changes to the stock of the material to ensure the accuracy of the inventory count.
  
  Cause:
  
  Physical Inventory Process: The material is currently undergoing a physical inventory count, which means that the stock levels are being verified and any changes to the stock (such as goods movements) are restricted.
  Batch Management: If the material is batch-managed, the specific batch may be locked during the physical inventory process.
  Inventory Block: The batch is marked as blocked in the system due to the ongoing physical inventory.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Complete Physical Inventory: Wait until the physical inventory process is completed. Once the inventory is finalized and posted, the batch will be unblocked, and you can proceed with your transactions.
  Check Inventory Status: Use transaction codes like