How To Fix RTCMMD075 - Cannot activate the hierarchy - articles are not positioned on end nodes

RTCMMD075 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RTCMMD - Article Hierarchy

• Message number: 075

• Message text: Cannot activate the hierarchy - articles are not positioned on end nodes

What causes this issue?

The materials are not all assigned to end nodes. Depending on the
Customizing settings, end nodes can only contain value-only materials or
none at all.

System Response

INCLUDE ISR_STOP

How to fix this error?

Assign the displayed materials to end nodes.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RTCMMD075 - Cannot activate the hierarchy - articles are not positioned on end nodes ?

  The SAP error message RTCMMD075, which states "Cannot activate the hierarchy - articles are not positioned on end nodes," typically occurs in the context of SAP Retail or SAP Merchandise Management when dealing with product hierarchies or article hierarchies. This error indicates that there are articles (products) in the hierarchy that are not assigned to the end nodes, which are the final levels of the hierarchy where actual products should reside.
  
  Cause:
  
  Hierarchy Structure: The hierarchy may not be properly structured, meaning that some articles are assigned to nodes that are not the final nodes in the hierarchy.
  Missing Assignments: Articles may be missing assignments to the end nodes, which are necessary for the hierarchy to be activated.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be data integrity issues where articles are incorrectly linked or not linked at all to the appropriate nodes in the hierarchy.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Structure:
  
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