How To Fix MSR_SD009 - No plant maintained; function not possible

MSR_SD009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MSR_SD - Multistep returns

• Message number: 009

• Message text: No plant maintained; function not possible

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MSR_SD009 - No plant maintained; function not possible ?

  The SAP error message MSR_SD009: No plant maintained; function not possible typically occurs in the context of Sales and Distribution (SD) when a user attempts to perform an action that requires a plant to be specified, but no plant has been assigned to the relevant master data (such as material master, customer master, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Plant Assignment: The most common cause of this error is that the material or product being processed does not have a plant assigned in the material master data.
  Customer Master Data: If the customer master data does not have a plant assigned, it can also lead to this error when trying to create sales orders or perform related functions.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the assignment of plants to materials or customers.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction code MM03 (Display Material) and check if the material in question has a plant assigned.
  If