How To Fix MR043 - No characteristics found for generic material or material group &

MR043 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MR - Stock overview for generic materials

• Message number: 043

• Message text: No characteristics found for generic material or material group &

What causes this issue?

No characteristics could be determined for the class entered (generic
material or material group). Either no characteristics have been
created yet for the material group hierarchy, or the characteristics
have been assigned at a lower level.

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 have accessed the function using a material group, try using a
material group at a lower hierarchy level, or create the necessary
characteristics.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MR043 - No characteristics found for generic material or material group & ?

  The SAP error message MR043 ("No characteristics found for generic material or material group &") typically occurs in the context of materials management, particularly when dealing with generic materials or material groups in the SAP system. This error indicates that the system is unable to find any characteristics associated with the specified generic material or material group.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The most common cause is that the generic material or material group does not have any characteristics defined in the system.
  Incorrect Material Group: The material group specified may not be correctly set up or may not exist in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the classification system in SAP, which is responsible for managing characteristics and classes.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the characteristics of the material or material group.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Characteristics:
  
  Go to the classification view of the material