How To Fix MD856 - No available capacities maintained at &1

MD856 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 856

• Message text: No available capacities maintained at &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MD856 - No available capacities maintained at &1 ?

  The SAP error message MD856 "No available capacities maintained at &1" typically occurs in the context of production planning and capacity management. This error indicates that there are no available capacities defined for the specified work center or production resource, which prevents the system from scheduling or planning production orders.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Capacity Data Maintained: The most common cause is that the work center or production resource does not have any capacity data maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The work center may not be properly configured, or the capacity planning parameters may not be set up correctly.
  Capacity Category Issues: The capacity category assigned to the work center may not be appropriate for the type of planning being performed.
  Date Range Issues: The planning period may fall outside the range of available capacities, meaning that the capacities are not defined for the required dates.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Capacity Data:
  
  Go to the work center configuration (Transaction code: CR01