How To Fix MH160 - Specify a unit of measure and an EAN category for the variants' EANs

MH160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Specify a unit of measure and an EAN category for the variants' EANs

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH160 - Specify a unit of measure and an EAN category for the variants' EANs ?

  The SAP error message MH160, which states "Specify a unit of measure and an EAN category for the variants' EANs," typically occurs in the context of managing product variants in SAP, particularly when dealing with materials that have multiple variants (like size, color, etc.) and their associated EAN (European Article Number) codes.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Missing Unit of Measure: The system requires a unit of measure (UoM) to be defined for the product variants, but it has not been specified.
  Missing EAN Category: The EAN category, which classifies the type of EAN (like retail, logistics, etc.), is not assigned to the product variants.
  Incomplete Master Data: The material master data for the product variants is incomplete or incorrectly configured.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MH160 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Access Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code MM02 (Change Material) or MM01 (Create Material) in SAP.
  
  
  
  Select the Appropriate Views:
  
  Ensure you are in the "Basic