How To Fix RM464 - Special procurement key for material &1 missing

RM464 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RM - Messages for Repetitive Manufacturing

• Message number: 464

• Message text: Special procurement key for material &1 missing

What causes this issue?

A planning plant was transferred but no production plant. In the
material master record of material &V1&, no special procurement key is
maintained which is required to determine the production plant.
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?

Either enter a production plant or maintain an appropriate special
procurement key in the material master record of material &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RM464 - Special procurement key for material &1 missing ?

  The SAP error message RM464 indicates that there is a missing special procurement key for a specific material. This error typically arises when the system is trying to process a transaction related to a material that requires a special procurement configuration, but that configuration has not been defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Special Procurement Key: The material in question does not have a special procurement key assigned in the material master data.
  Incorrect Material Master Configuration: The material master may not be set up correctly, or the special procurement key may not have been defined for the specific material type or plant.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the special procurement keys may not have been transferred correctly.
  Configuration Changes: Changes in configuration settings or updates to the system may have led to the removal or alteration of the special procurement key.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check