How To Fix MM154 - You cannot maintain the long texts for the material here

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 154

• Message text: You cannot maintain the long texts for the material here

What causes this issue?

You wanted to maintain the basic data text, inspection text, or
internal comment. However, this is not possible in the following cases:
When scheduling the creation or changing of a material
If you do not have the authorization to maintain general material
master data

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?

If you require an authorization, contact your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MM154 - You cannot maintain the long texts for the material here ?

  The SAP error message MM154, "You cannot maintain the long texts for the material here," typically occurs when a user attempts to maintain long texts for a material in a transaction where this functionality is not allowed. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when trying to edit material master data in a transaction that does not support long text maintenance.
  
  Cause:
  
  Transaction Limitation: The transaction you are using does not allow for the maintenance of long texts. For example, certain transactions may only allow for basic data entry without the option to edit long texts.
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to maintain long texts for materials.
  Material Type Settings: The material type configuration may not allow for long text maintenance.
  Incorrect Navigation: The user may be navigating to the wrong screen or using the wrong method to access long text maintenance.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Use the Correct Transaction: To maintain long texts