How To Fix SGT_01046 - Cannot save; OB ref. material and material have different seg. strategy

SGT_01046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SGT_01 - SGT_01

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Cannot save; OB ref. material and material have different seg. strategy

What causes this issue?

When you create or modify a material, the material should have the same
segmentation strategy as that of the OB. ref. material on the
Segmentation Data screen.

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?

Ensure that the segmentation strategy of the material and OB ref.
material are the same.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SGT_01046 - Details

• The SAP error message SGT_01046 indicates that there is a conflict between the segmentation strategy of the reference material and the material you are trying to save. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's segmentation functionality, which is often used in the SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The reference material (the material you are trying to copy or base your new material on) has a different segmentation strategy than the material you are trying to create or modify.
  Segmentation strategies are used to define how materials are grouped or categorized based on certain characteristics, and a mismatch can prevent the system from saving the new material.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Segmentation Strategies:
  
  Go to the material master data for both the reference material and the material you are trying to save.
  Compare the segmentation strategies assigned to