How To Fix SGT_MAIN088 - Batch management flag is set for material &1

SGT_MAIN088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SGT_MAIN - Message Class for Article Master Data

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Batch management flag is set for material &1

What causes this issue?

The <ZK>Batch Management</> flag is selected for the material and the
plant when the segmentation strategy scope is 1 for the plant.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SGT_MAIN088 - Batch management flag is set for material &1 ?

  The SAP error message SGT_MAIN088 indicates that the batch management flag is set for a material, which means that the material is managed in batches. This error typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation that is not compatible with batch-managed materials, such as certain types of stock movements or inventory adjustments.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to perform a transaction (like goods movement, stock transfer, or inventory count) on a material that is configured for batch management, but the required batch information is not provided or is incorrect.
  The system expects batch information to be specified, but it is missing in the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SGT_MAIN088 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Batch Management Settings:
  
  Verify that the material in question is indeed set up for batch management. You can do this by checking the material master data in the SAP system (transaction code MM03).
  Navigate to the "Purchasing" or