How To Fix P/078 - The material & has no BOM or the BOM was not saved to the material, yet.

P/078 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: P/ -

• Message number: 078

• Message text: The material & has no BOM or the BOM was not saved to the material, yet.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message P/078 - The material & has no BOM or the BOM was not saved to the material, yet. ?

  The SAP error message P/078 indicates that the material you are trying to work with does not have a Bill of Materials (BOM) associated with it, or the BOM has not been saved correctly. This error typically occurs in scenarios where a BOM is required for production planning, material requirements planning, or other related processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  No BOM Exists: The material you are trying to use does not have a BOM created in the system.
  BOM Not Saved: The BOM was created but not saved properly, or there was an error during the saving process.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type may not be configured to allow BOMs.
  Plant-Specific BOM: The BOM may exist but is not assigned to the specific plant you are working with.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization issues preventing the system from accessing the BOM.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create a BOM:
  
  Go to the transaction code CS01 (Create BOM) and create a BOM for the material