How To Fix M7148 - Search not possible. Enter further selection criteria

M7148 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 148

• Message text: Search not possible. Enter further selection criteria

What causes this issue?

The search criteria you entered are not sufficient to perform the
search.

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?

Specify at least one of the following data:
Vendor
Material
EAN/UPC code
Transport identification
Delivery

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7148 - Details

• The SAP error message M7148, "Search not possible. Enter further selection criteria," typically occurs when a user attempts to execute a search or query in the SAP system, but the search parameters provided are insufficient to return any results. This can happen in various transactions, particularly in inventory management or material master data searches.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Insufficient Selection Criteria: The most common cause is that the selection criteria entered by the user are too vague or not specific enough to yield any results. For example, if a user searches for materials without specifying a material type or plant, the system may not be able to find any matching records.
  
  
  Data Availability: There may be no data available that matches the criteria entered. This could be due to data not being created yet or being archived.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view certain data, leading to the