How To Fix MG050 - Not possible to maintain the screens and organizational levels selected

MG050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MG - Batch input: material master

• Message number: 050

• Message text: Not possible to maintain the screens and organizational levels selected

What causes this issue?

<ZH>Material master for industry</>
You have tried to do one of the following:
Extend the material to include user departments that have all been
maintained for the material already
Change the data for certain user departments, although not all of them
have been maintained for the material
<ZH>Material master for retail</>
You have selected only user departments that are not allowed by the
material type.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MG050 - Not possible to maintain the screens and organizational levels selected ?

  The SAP error message MG050 ("Not possible to maintain the screens and organizational levels selected") typically occurs in the context of maintaining settings in the Material Management (MM) module, particularly when dealing with material master data or configuration settings.
  
  Cause:
  The error usually arises due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incorrect Organizational Levels: The organizational levels (like plant, storage location, etc.) selected may not be valid for the material type or the transaction you are trying to perform.
  
  
  Screen 
  Configuration Issues: The screens you are trying to maintain may not be configured correctly in the system. This can happen if the configuration settings for the material type or the organizational level are incomplete or incorrect.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to maintain the selected screens or organizational levels.
  
  
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from processing the request.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MG050