How To Fix ME062 - Account assignment mandatory for material & (enter acc. ass. cat.)

ME062 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 062

• Message text: Account assignment mandatory for material & (enter acc. ass. cat.)

What causes this issue?

There is no provision for value-based inventory management for this
material type in this plant. Account assignment is thus necessary.

How to fix this error?

Please enter an account assignment category.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME062 - Account assignment mandatory for material & (enter acc. ass. cat.) ?

  The SAP error message ME062 ("Account assignment mandatory for material & (enter acc. ass. cat.)") typically occurs when you are trying to create or process a purchase order (PO) or a purchase requisition (PR) for a material that requires an account assignment, but the account assignment category has not been specified.
  
  Cause:
  
  Account Assignment Requirement: The material you are trying to procure is set up in such a way that it requires an account assignment (e.g., for cost centers, internal orders, projects, etc.).
  Missing Account Assignment Category: The account assignment category is not specified in the purchase order or requisition, which is mandatory for the transaction to proceed.
  Material Master Settings: The material master record may have settings that enforce account assignment for certain types of materials.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ME062 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Specify Account Assignment Category:
  
  When creating or editing the purchase order or requisition, ensure that you specify the account