How To Fix MA604 - Material & in plant & not used in product groups

MA604 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MA - Sales and Operations Planning

• Message number: 604

• Message text: Material & in plant & not used in product groups

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MA604 - Material & in plant & not used in product groups ?

  The SAP error message MA604 indicates that a material is not assigned to any product group in the specified plant. This can occur in various scenarios, particularly when dealing with material master data and product group assignments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Product Group Assignment: The material in question has not been assigned to any product group in the material master data for the specified plant.
  Incorrect Plant Configuration: The plant configuration may not be set up correctly, leading to the material not being recognized in the product group context.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues during the migration process that resulted in missing assignments.
  Material Type Restrictions: Certain material types may have restrictions on product group assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MA604 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "Sales Org. Data" views to see if