How To Fix MM330 - Prices proposed from reference material; however, price units differ

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 330

• Message text: Prices proposed from reference material; however, price units differ

What causes this issue?

You are extending the material using a reference material. The price
has been copied from the reference material. However, the material you
are extending and the reference material have different values for the
price unit.

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?

Check whether the prices and the price unit have the required values.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MM330 - Prices proposed from reference material; however, price units differ ?

  The SAP error message MM330 indicates that there is a discrepancy between the price units of the reference material and the material for which you are trying to propose a price. This typically occurs in the context of purchasing or inventory management when you are trying to use a reference material's pricing information for a new material, but the units of measure (UoM) do not match.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Units of Measure: The reference material and the target material have different units of measure. For example, if the reference material is priced per kilogram and the target material is priced per gram, this discrepancy will trigger the error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the material master or purchasing info records that are not aligned, leading to this error.
  Price Determination Settings: The settings for price determination in the purchasing module may not be correctly set up to handle different units of measure.
  
  
  Solution:
  
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