How To Fix MD449 - Part to be discontinued; receipt transferred to follow-up material

MD449 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MD - Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

• Message number: 449

• Message text: Part to be discontinued; receipt transferred to follow-up material

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MD449 - Part to be discontinued; receipt transferred to follow-up material ?

  The SAP error message MD449 indicates that a part or material is being discontinued, and as a result, any receipts for that material are being transferred to a follow-up material. This situation typically arises in the context of inventory management and material requirements planning (MRP) within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Discontinuation of Material: The primary cause of this error is that the material in question has been marked for discontinuation in the system. This could be due to various reasons such as:
  
  The material is obsolete or no longer produced.
  A new version or alternative material has been introduced.
  Strategic decisions to phase out certain products.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The material master data may have been configured to indicate that the material is discontinued, which triggers this message when transactions are attempted.
  
  
  MRP Settings: The MRP settings may have been set up to automatically transfer receipts to a follow-up material when the original material is discontinued.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Material Master Data: Check