How To Fix MH128 - MARA/MAW1 inconsistency for variants for the generic material &

MH128 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 128

• Message text: MARA/MAW1 inconsistency for variants for the generic material &

What causes this issue?

The relevant MAW1 entries do not exist for all of the variants. This
can only be due to a program error.

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?

Notify your system administrator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH128 - MARA/MAW1 inconsistency for variants for the generic material & ?

  The SAP error message MH128 indicates an inconsistency between the MARA (General Material Data) and MAW1 (Material Master: Work Scheduling) tables for a generic material. This error typically arises when there are discrepancies in the data related to variants of a generic material, which can affect processes like production planning, inventory management, and sales.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Inconsistency: The most common cause of this error is that the data in the MARA and MAW1 tables does not match for the specified generic material. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect or incomplete data entry.
  Changes made to the material master that were not properly propagated to all relevant tables.
  Deletion or modification of variants without updating the generic material.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, configuration settings related to material variants or generic materials may not be set up correctly, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Master Data Issues: If the master data for the material or its variants is not maintained correctly, it can