How To Fix /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS046 - The product is neither a pack. material nor an auxiliary pack. material

/SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS -

• Message number: 046

• Message text: The product is neither a pack. material nor an auxiliary pack. material

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/SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS046 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/HUFUNCTIONS046 indicates that the product you are trying to process is neither a packing material nor an auxiliary packing material. This error typically occurs in the context of handling unit (HU) management within the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Product Master Data: The product you are trying to pack or handle does not have the correct settings in its master data. Specifically, it is not defined as a packing material or auxiliary packing material in the system.
  Incorrect Product Type: The product may not be intended for packing or may not be configured correctly in the system to be used in packing processes.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the packing materials in the system, leading to the product not being recognized as a valid packing material.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Product Master Data:
  
  Go to the product master data in SAP EWM and verify the settings for the