How To Fix M9004 - Info structure & lacks the necessary structure

M9004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M9 - Logistics Information System: Planning Data

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Info structure & lacks the necessary structure

What causes this issue?

An information structure needs to fulfil certain formal criteria if it
is to be used for planning purposes:

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

1. It must be a physical information structure, that is,
the structure must exist in the data base.
2. It must be constructed in the following way:
Field Key field Data type Length (Meaning)
---------------------------------------------------------------
MANDT X CLNT 3 (Client)
SSOUR X CHAR 4 (Statistics origin)
VRSIO X CHAR 3 (Version number)
SPTAG X DATS 8 (Current date)
SPWOC X CHAR 6 (Week)
SPMON x CHAR 6 (Month)
SPBUP x CHAR 6 (Freely definable period)
1 to N key fields
1 to N units or currency fields from table MCUNIT
1 to N data fields
Administrative fields

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check to see whether your information structure fulfils these formal
criteria.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M9004 - Info structure & lacks the necessary structure ?

  The SAP error message M9004 typically indicates that there is an issue with the information structure that is being used in a particular transaction or report. This error suggests that the system is unable to find the necessary structure or that the structure is not properly defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Info Structure: The specified info structure does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The info structure may not be configured correctly or may not be activated.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the info structure.
  Data Issues: There may be no data available for the specified info structure, leading to the error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Info Structure:
  
  Go to the transaction code OMI1 (for creating info structures) or OMI2 (for changing info structures) to verify if the info structure exists.
  Ensure that the info structure is correctly defined and activated.
  
  
  
  Activate Info Structure:
  
  If the info structure is not activated, you can activate it using the