How To Fix /SCMTMS/SFIR098 - Material master period is not open for the date &1

/SCMTMS/SFIR098 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/SFIR -

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Material master period is not open for the date &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/SFIR098 - Material master period is not open for the date &1 ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/SFIR098 Material master period is not open for the date &1 typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when trying to perform operations related to materials whose master data is not available for the specified period. This can happen during activities such as creating or processing transportation requests, shipments, or other logistics-related transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that the material master data for the specified material is not available for the date mentioned in the error message. This usually happens due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Period Closing: The accounting or material management period for the material has been closed. This means that transactions cannot be posted for that period.
  Material Master Data Settings: The material master data may not be set up correctly for the relevant plant or storage location for the specified date.
  Date Mismatch: The date being referenced in the transaction does not fall