How To Fix MH082 - The generic material & will be changed with its variants

MH082 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 082

• Message text: The generic material & will be changed with its variants

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH082 - The generic material & will be changed with its variants ?

  The SAP error message MH082 indicates that there is an issue related to the handling of generic materials and their variants in the system. This message typically arises in scenarios where a generic material is being processed, and the system is trying to determine how to handle its variants.
  
  Cause:
  The error message MH082 usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Material Master Configuration: The generic material may not be properly configured to handle its variants. This can happen if the variant configuration settings are not correctly set up in the material master.
  
  
  Missing Variant Data: The specific variant data for the generic material may be missing or incomplete, leading the system to be unable to process the material correctly.
  
  
  Incorrect Usage: The generic material might be used in a context that does not support its variants, such as in a transaction that requires a specific variant rather than a generic one.
  
  
  Master Data