How To Fix /PLMB/BA_RCP291 - Material &1 is not assigned to plant &2 for formula item &3

/PLMB/BA_RCP291 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PLMB/BA_RCP -

• Message number: 291

• Message text: Material &1 is not assigned to plant &2 for formula item &3

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/PLMB/BA_RCP291 - Details

• The SAP error message /PLMB/BA_RCP291 indicates that a specific material is not assigned to a particular plant for a formula item. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or Recipe Management modules, where materials and their assignments to plants are crucial for production and planning processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Not Assigned: The material specified in the error message is not assigned to the plant indicated. This can happen if the material has not been created or maintained for that specific plant.
  Incorrect Plant or Material: There may be a typo or incorrect entry in the plant or material number.
  Missing Master Data: The necessary master data for the material-plant combination may not have been set up in the system.
  Inactive Material: The material might be inactive or not available for the specified plant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Assignment:
  
  Go to the material master data (transaction code MM03).
  Enter the material number and check the plant