How To Fix MM039 - & is a pricing reference material itself

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 039

• Message text: & is a pricing reference material itself

What causes this issue?

You wanted to assign a pricing reference material to the material &V1&.
However, this is not possible since it is already used as a pricing
reference material itself.

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?

To list the materials for which this material is used as a pricing
reference material, choose <LS>Environment</> -> <LS>List referring
matls</>. If you want to assign a pricing reference material to this
material, you must delete all usages of it as a pricing reference
material.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MM039 - & is a pricing reference material itself ?

  The SAP error message MM039 typically indicates that there is an issue with the pricing conditions in the material master or purchasing documents. The error message usually states something like "No pricing conditions found for the specified criteria." This can occur in various scenarios, such as when trying to create a purchase order or when processing a goods receipt.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Pricing Conditions: The most common cause is that the pricing conditions for the material in question have not been maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Condition Records: The condition records for the pricing procedure may not be set up correctly or may not exist for the specific vendor or material combination.
  Invalid Validity Period: The validity period for the pricing conditions may have expired.
  Incorrect Info Record: The info record for the vendor and material may not have the necessary pricing conditions.
  Pricing Procedure Issues: The pricing procedure assigned to the document may not be configured