How To Fix M7173 - No serial numbers created for material &

M7173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 173

• Message text: No serial numbers created for material &

What causes this issue?

For this material, no serial numbers have been maintained at the time of
the goods movement, although serial number management is active.
Therefore, serial numbers may exist that do not correspond to any stock
or stock quantities may exist that are not assigned to any serial
number.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check the serial number profile in the material master record and the
definition of the profile in the Customizing system of Plant
Maintenance.
If serial numbers are to be maintained for every goods movement, the
profile should be defined so that specification of serial numbers is
mandatory.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M7173 - No serial numbers created for material & ?

  The SAP error message M7173 "No serial numbers created for material &" typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation that requires serial number tracking for a material, but no serial numbers have been assigned or created for that material in the system. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during goods movements, deliveries, or when trying to perform inventory management tasks.
  Causes:
  
  No Serial Numbers Assigned: The material in question has not been assigned any serial numbers in the system.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material may not be set up to use serial numbers in its master data.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration for serial number management may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Transaction Context: The transaction you are trying to perform may require serial numbers, but the material is not configured to handle them.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Create Serial Numbers:
  
  Go to the transaction for creating serial numbers (e.g., using transaction code IQ01