How To Fix O3011 - Transaction or function is only available for oil materials

O3011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O3 - IS-Oil: HPM messages (goods movements, QCI, deliveries)

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Transaction or function is only available for oil materials

What causes this issue?

This transaction or function is available only for materials specific to
the oil industry.

System Response

Error. The system cannot continue processing. The Quantity Conversion
Interface (QCI) is called for a non IS OIL material.

How to fix this error?

Access of this transaction/function is only possible for materials
specific to the oil industry.
The possible values for the technical field MARA-CMETH are:
Blank = non-oil materials
1 = Oil materials
2 = Tariffs and excise duty materials (also a type of oil material).
MARA-CMETH is set when the material is maintained in the material master
by the following parameters: If a conversion group has been maintained
for the material, then CMETH will be <ZH>1</>. If an excise duty tax
group has been maintained, but no conversion group, then CMETH will be
<ZH>2</>. If no conversion group and no excise duty tax group has been
maintained, then CMETH will be blank.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message O3011 - Transaction or function is only available for oil materials ?

  The SAP error message O3011 ("Transaction or function is only available for oil materials") typically occurs in the context of the Oil and Gas industry within SAP, particularly when dealing with materials that are classified as oil products. This error indicates that the transaction or function you are trying to execute is restricted to materials that are specifically categorized as oil materials.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Type: The material you are trying to process is not classified as an oil material in the system. SAP has specific material types for oil products, and if the material does not belong to one of these types, the transaction will not be allowed.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to restrict certain transactions to oil materials only, which can lead to this error if you attempt to use those transactions with non-oil materials.
  Transaction Code: You may be using a transaction code that is specifically designed for oil