How To Fix M7896 - Printing is not defined for movement type & in material doc.

M7896 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 896

• Message text: Printing is not defined for movement type & in material doc.

What causes this issue?

The material document you entered contains at least one item with the
<GL:movement_type>movement type</> &V1&. This movement type does not
include any provision for printing.

System Response

Material document items with the movement type &V1& will be skipped.
Only those items with a movement type that allows printing will
actually be printed out.

How to fix this error?

If you are authorized to do so, do you want to <DS:TRAN.OMB4>check</>
the print indicator for the movement type?

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 M7896 - Printing is not defined for movement type & in material doc. ?

  The SAP error message M7896, which states "Printing is not defined for movement type & in material doc," typically occurs when you attempt to print a document related to a specific movement type in the Material Management (MM) module, but the system does not have a print configuration set up for that movement type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Print Configuration: The primary cause of this error is that there is no print configuration defined for the specific movement type in the system.
  Movement Type Not Supported: The movement type you are trying to print may not be configured to allow printing in the system.
  User Authorization: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to print documents related to that movement type.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Movement Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OMJJ (or SPRO for configuration).
  Navigate to Logistics Execution > Shipping > Basic Shipping Functions > Output