How To Fix MM305 - Sales and distribution documents already exist for the material

MM305 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 305

• Message text: Sales and distribution documents already exist for the material

What causes this issue?

You want to change the batch management requirement indicator, although
sales and distribution documents already exist for the material.

System Response

This can result in problems if subsequent documents are to be created
on the basis of sales and distribution documents of this kind.
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The existence of a delivery can result in problems if a goods issue is
to be posted for it.

How to fix this error?

Check your entry.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MM305 - Sales and distribution documents already exist for the material ?

  The SAP error message MM305 indicates that there are existing sales and distribution documents related to a material that you are trying to process. This error typically occurs when you attempt to perform certain actions on a material that is already linked to sales documents, such as creating or changing a material master record, or trying to delete a material.
  
  Cause:
  The error MM305 is triggered when:
  
  There are open sales orders, quotations, or other sales documents that reference the material.
  The material is in use in the sales and distribution module, which prevents changes that could affect those documents.
  The material may be flagged for deletion, but there are still active documents associated with it.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MM305 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Sales Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes like VA03 (Display Sales Order) or VA05 (List of Sales Orders) to check if there are any open sales orders or quotations for