How To Fix MM037 - This material is used as a pricing reference material itself

MM037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MM - Messages for material master maintenance and Customizing

• Message number: 037

• Message text: This material is used as a pricing reference material itself

What causes this issue?

You want to assign a pricing reference material to the material &V1&.
However, this is not possible since other materials already use the
material &V1& as a pricing reference material. This would otherwise
result in chains of pricing reference materials.

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?

You can display a where-used list for this material by choosing
<LS>Environment</> -> <LS>List referring materials</>. Amongst other
things, this list tells you which materials use this material as a
pricing reference material.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MM037 - Details

• The SAP error message MM037 ("This material is used as a pricing reference material itself") typically occurs in the Materials Management (MM) module when you attempt to perform an action that is not allowed due to the material being set as a pricing reference for itself. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when trying to change or delete a material that is being used as a reference in pricing conditions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered because the material in question is defined as a pricing reference material, which means it is being used in pricing conditions (like pricing records or condition tables) for itself. SAP restricts certain actions on materials that are involved in their own pricing to maintain data integrity and avoid circular references.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Pricing Conditions: 
  
  Go to the transaction code VK13 (Display Condition) or VK11 (Create Condition) to check