How To Fix O9397 - Customising forbids changing of storage location &1 / batch &2 for &3 &4

O9397 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O9 - IS-Oil: TD - Scheduling, loading, delivery confirmation

• Message number: 397

• Message text: Customising forbids changing of storage location &1 / batch &2 for &3 &4

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O9397 - Details

• The SAP error message O9397 indicates that there is a restriction in the system that prevents changes to the storage location and batch for a specific material. This error typically arises in scenarios involving inventory management, goods movements, or material master data changes.
  
  Cause:
  The error message O9397 is triggered due to the following reasons:
  
  Customizing Settings: The system configuration (customizing) has been set up to restrict changes to certain fields, such as storage location and batch, for specific materials or under certain conditions.
  Material Status: The material may have a status that prohibits changes, such as being locked for inventory management or being in a specific phase of a process.
  Batch Management: If batch management is enabled for the material, there may be restrictions on changing the batch or storage location once certain transactions have been executed.
  Document Flow: There may be existing documents (like purchase orders, sales orders, or stock transfers) that reference the