How To Fix MH259 - No procurement variant exists for unit of measure &

MH259 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 259

• Message text: No procurement variant exists for unit of measure &

What causes this issue?

You want to change the sales unit for a generic article with logistical
variants. A procurement variant already exists for the new sales unit.

System Response

It is not possible to change the sales unit. This is because only one
sales variant can match the sales unit.

How to fix this error?

You can define a new sales unit for the generic article and indicate
that it is the sales unit.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MH259 - Details

• The SAP error message MH259, which states "No procurement variant exists for unit of measure &," typically occurs in the context of materials management and procurement processes. This error indicates that the system cannot find a valid procurement variant for the specified unit of measure (UoM) for a material.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Procurement Variant: The primary cause of this error is that there is no defined procurement variant for the specified unit of measure in the material master data.
  Incorrect Unit of Measure: The unit of measure being used may not be correctly defined or may not correspond to any procurement variant in the system.
  Material Master Configuration: The material master may not be properly configured to include the necessary procurement settings for the unit of measure in question.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies or missing data in the material master or related configuration tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code