How To Fix RTCMMD072 - Article hierarchy & is not active

RTCMMD072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RTCMMD - Article Hierarchy

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Article hierarchy & is not active

What causes this issue?

You can only deactivate active material hierarchies.

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?

Select an active material hierarchy.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RTCMMD072 - Article hierarchy & is not active ?

  The SAP error message RTCMMD072 indicates that the article hierarchy specified is not active. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Retail or SAP S/4HANA when dealing with merchandise management and article master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Article Hierarchy: The article hierarchy you are trying to use is not active in the system. This can happen if the hierarchy has been deactivated or if it has not been properly set up.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the article hierarchy settings, such as missing entries or incorrect settings.
  Data Consistency: There might be inconsistencies in the data related to the article hierarchy, such as missing links between articles and the hierarchy.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate the Article Hierarchy:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the relevant transaction for maintaining article hierarchies (e.g., OMD1 for defining article hierarchies).
  Check the status of the article hierarchy in question and activate it if it is inactive.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Ensure that