How To Fix MH125 - Variant & may not be maintained differently from generic material &

MH125 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 125

• Message text: Variant & may not be maintained differently from generic material &

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MH125 - Details

• The SAP error message MH125 indicates that there is an issue with maintaining a variant of a material that is linked to a generic material. This typically occurs in the context of variant configuration, where a specific variant of a product is derived from a generic material.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "MH125 Variant & may not be maintained differently from generic material &" usually arises due to the following reasons:
  
  Inconsistent Data: The variant material is trying to have different attributes or settings compared to its generic material, which is not allowed in SAP.
  Configuration Settings: The system is set up in such a way that the variant must inherit certain characteristics from the generic material.
  Master Data Issues: There may be discrepancies in the master data setup for the generic and variant materials.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data: Ensure that the variant material's master data is consistent