How To Fix RTCMMD071 - Article hierarchy & is inactive

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RTCMMD - Article Hierarchy

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Article hierarchy & is inactive

What causes this issue?

Deactivated material hierarchies can no longer be changed.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RTCMMD071 - Article hierarchy & is inactive ?

  The SAP error message RTCMMD071 indicates that the article hierarchy is inactive. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Retail or SAP S/4HANA when dealing with merchandise management and article master data.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when you attempt to perform operations (like creating or updating articles) that require an active article hierarchy, but the hierarchy you are trying to use is currently inactive. This can happen due to various reasons, such as:
  
  Hierarchy Deactivation: The article hierarchy may have been intentionally deactivated by a user or during a system update.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the hierarchy from being recognized as active.
  Data Migration: If data was migrated from another system, the hierarchy might not have been properly activated in the new environment.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RTCMMD071 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Status:
  
  Go to the transaction code OMD1 (or the relevant transaction for managing