How To Fix MA471 - No average plant stock has been maintained for long-term planning

MA471 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MA - Sales and Operations Planning

• Message number: 471

• Message text: No average plant stock has been maintained for long-term planning

What causes this issue?

In Long-Term Planning, you can have the system calculate average plant
stock. You can then display and, if necessary, change the results in
the material master record.
This calculation has not yet been carried out.

System Response

Plant stock cannot be displayed.

How to fix this error?

Calculate average plant stock in Long-Term Planning.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MA471 - Details

• The SAP error message MA471, which states "No average plant stock has been maintained for long-term planning," typically occurs in the context of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or long-term planning processes in SAP. This error indicates that the system cannot find the necessary average stock data for a material in a specific plant, which is required for planning purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Average Stock Data: The primary cause of this error is that the average stock data for the material in the specified plant has not been maintained. This data is essential for the system to perform calculations related to long-term planning.
  Material Master Data Issues: The material master record may not have been properly set up, or the relevant views (like MRP or Plant Data) may not have been maintained.
  Planning Version: The planning version being used may not have the necessary data or may not be activated.
  Data Consistency: There may be inconsistencies in