How To Fix RM463 - Material could not be determined

RM463 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RM - Messages for Repetitive Manufacturing

• Message number: 463

• Message text: Material could not be determined

What causes this issue?

Either no material was transferred or the system could not determine a
material from the transferred data. Therefore, the backflush cannot be
carried out.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

RM463 - Details

• The SAP error message RM463 ("Material could not be determined") typically occurs in the context of materials management and inventory management processes, particularly when trying to perform operations that require the system to determine a material for a transaction, such as during goods movements, production orders, or sales orders.
  Causes of RM463 Error
  
  
  Missing Material Master Data: The material you are trying to use may not exist in the system or may not be properly set up in the material master.
  
  
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type may not be appropriate for the transaction you are trying to perform.
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Plant Data: The material may not be assigned to the plant you are working with, or the plant data may be incomplete.
  
  
  Invalid Configuration: The configuration settings for the material or the transaction may not be set up correctly, leading to the inability to determine the material.
  
  
  Missing Valuation Class: If the valuation class