How To Fix ME645 - Subcontracting as stock transfer within a company code not possible

ME645 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 645

• Message text: Subcontracting as stock transfer within a company code not possible

What causes this issue?

You wish to designate a stock transport order item as a subcontracting
item within a company code.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

This is not supported by Inventory Management for reasons involving
valuation. In the case of intra-company-code stock transfers, valuation
takes place when the goods issue is posted to stock in transit. On the
other hand, the values of the components consumed must be included in
the valuation, but component consumptions are not determined until the
time of goods receipt.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME645 - Subcontracting as stock transfer within a company code not possible ?

  The SAP error message ME645 indicates that a subcontracting process as a stock transfer within a company code is not possible. This error typically arises in scenarios where a company is trying to perform a stock transfer for subcontracted materials, but the system has identified an issue with the configuration or the process.
  Cause of ME645 Error
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The system may not be configured to allow stock transfers for subcontracting within the same company code. This could be due to settings in the material master or the purchasing organization.
  
  
  Material Type Restrictions: The material type used for the subcontracting process may not be set up to allow stock transfers.
  
  
  Document Type Issues: The document type used for the transaction may not support subcontracting stock transfers.
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Master Data: There may be missing or incorrect data in the material master, vendor master, or purchasing info records that prevents the transaction from being processed.
  
  
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