How To Fix MH032 - Selling period must be within usability period

MH032 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 032

• Message text: Selling period must be within usability period

What causes this issue?

The selling period for a material must be within the material's defined
usability period because the material could otherwise be ordered by
customers, even though it has been flagged as not to be used.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH032 - Selling period must be within usability period ?

  The SAP error message MH032, which states "Selling period must be within usability period," typically occurs in the context of managing materials and their associated sales data in SAP. This error indicates that the selling period you are trying to set for a material does not fall within the defined usability period for that material.
  
  Cause:
  
  Usability Period: The usability period is the timeframe during which a product is considered safe and effective for use. It is defined in the material master data.
  Selling Period: The selling period is the timeframe during which the material can be sold. If the selling period you are trying to set starts before the usability period begins or ends after the usability period has expired, this error will occur.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MH032 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "Sales" views to