How To Fix MD06012 - MRP area &1 has already been assigned to material

MD06012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MD06 - MRP Area

• Message number: 012

• Message text: MRP area &1 has already been assigned to material

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MD06012 - Details

• The SAP error message MD06012 indicates that a specific MRP (Material Requirements Planning) area has already been assigned to a material. This error typically arises when you attempt to assign an MRP area to a material that is already linked to that area, which can happen during the configuration of materials in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The MRP area you are trying to assign to the material is already assigned to that material.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an error in data entry or an attempt to reassign the same MRP area to the material.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may have been configured incorrectly, leading to conflicts in MRP area assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Go to the material master data for the specific material and check the MRP area assignments. You can do this by navigating to the material master transaction (MM03) and reviewing the MRP area data.
  
  
  
  Remove Duplicate Assignment:
  
  If you find that