How To Fix PLMDISCALC040 - Order BOM for material &1 plant &2 BOMNo &3 AlBOM &4 not available

PLMDISCALC040 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PLMDISCALC - Messages for LLC calculation

• Message number: 040

• Message text: Order BOM for material &1 plant &2 BOMNo &3 AlBOM &4 not available

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PLMDISCALC040 - Order BOM for material &1 plant &2 BOMNo &3 AlBOM &4 not available ?

  The SAP error message PLMDISCALC040 indicates that the system is unable to find a Bill of Materials (BOM) for a specific material in a given plant. This error typically arises in the context of production planning or material requirements planning (MRP) when the system attempts to access BOM data that is either missing or not properly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing BOM: The most common cause is that the BOM for the specified material, plant, and BOM number does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect BOM Number: The BOM number specified in the error message may be incorrect or not assigned to the material in question.
  Plant-Specific BOM: The BOM may not be created for the specific plant mentioned in the error message.
  Inactive BOM: The BOM might exist but could be inactive or not valid for the specified period.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization issues preventing access to the BOM data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check BOM Existence: Use transaction code