How To Fix MA228 - Product group & in plant & contains no members

MA228 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MA - Sales and Operations Planning

• Message number: 228

• Message text: Product group & in plant & contains no members

What causes this issue?

No members have been created for the specified product group.

System Response

The product group cannot be displayed.

How to fix this error?

Create members for this product group with <LS>Product
group -> Change</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MA228 - Details

• The SAP error message MA228 indicates that a specific product group in a particular plant does not contain any members. This typically occurs in the context of Material Management (MM) or Production Planning (PP) modules when trying to perform operations related to product groups, such as creating or modifying materials, or when running reports that require product group data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Empty Product Group: The product group specified in the error message has not been assigned any materials or products.
  Incorrect Configuration: The product group may not be properly configured in the system, or it may have been deleted or not created correctly.
  Plant-Specific Issues: The product group may exist in the system but is not assigned to the specified plant.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the master data that lead to the product group being recognized as empty.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Product Group Assignment:
  
  Navigate to the product group in the SAP system and verify if any