How To Fix MH242 - & new differences have been maintained

MH242 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 242

• Message text: & new differences have been maintained

What causes this issue?

While transferring data, you have maintained this material differently
from the reference data. This occurs if, for example, you have
maintained:
Variants differently from the generic material
Plant data differently from the reference plant
INCLUDE MH237B OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN
INCLUDE MH237C OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH242 - & new differences have been maintained ?

  The SAP error message MH242 typically indicates that there are discrepancies or differences in the data that have been maintained in the system, particularly in the context of material management or inventory management. This error often arises when there are inconsistencies between the data in the system and the expected values, such as differences in stock levels, material master data, or other related information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Inconsistency: The most common cause of this error is that the data maintained in the system does not match the expected values. This could be due to manual data entry errors, incorrect configuration, or issues during data migration.
  Changes in Master Data: If there have been recent changes to the material master data, such as changes in valuation classes, unit of measure, or other attributes, this can lead to discrepancies.
  Stock Movements: If stock movements (goods receipts, goods issues, transfers) have not been properly recorded or if there