How To Fix MH005 - No reference material could be determined for material group &

MH005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MH - Maintain Material Master Data (Retail)

• Message number: 005

• Message text: No reference material could be determined for material group &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH005 - No reference material could be determined for material group & ?

  The SAP error message MH005 ("No reference material could be determined for material group &") typically occurs when the system is unable to find a reference material for a specific material group during the creation or processing of a material master record. This can happen in various transactions, such as when creating a new material or when trying to copy data from an existing material.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Reference Material: The most common cause is that there is no reference material defined for the specified material group in the system.
  Incorrect Material Group: The material group specified may not be correctly set up or may not exist in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration settings in the material master data or in the material group settings.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the reference materials.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Material Group Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for material