How To Fix MH035 - You cannot use the material & for retail (MAW1 missing)

MH035 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 035

• Message text: You cannot use the material & for retail (MAW1 missing)

What causes this issue?

The material &V1& has been created with the material master for
industry, and cannot be used in retail.

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?

Choose a retail material or use transactions MM01, MM02, and MM03 for
extending, changing, and displaying industry materials
respectively.

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 MH035 - You cannot use the material & for retail (MAW1 missing) ?

  The SAP error message MH035 indicates that a specific material cannot be used for retail because the necessary data in the Material Master is missing, specifically the MAW1 view (which is related to retail). This error typically occurs when trying to perform operations related to retail sales or inventory management for a material that is not properly configured for retail use.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the Material Master record for the specified material does not have the MAW1 view (Retail) maintained. This view contains essential information required for retail processes, such as sales data, pricing, and other retail-specific attributes.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the MAW1 view is properly maintained for the material in question. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Material Master:
  
  Use transaction code MM02 to change the Material Master record.
  
  
  
  Select the Material:
  
  Enter the material number that is causing the error.
  
  
  
  Select