How To Fix V4231 - Material &1 does not exist in plant &2. New plant: &3

V4231 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: V4 - Nachrichten Verkauf (Variable Meldungen und EDI-Meldungen)

• Message number: 231

• Message text: Material &1 does not exist in plant &2. New plant: &3

What causes this issue?

There is no plant data for material &V1& in plant &V2&.
The system has determined plant &V3& as an alternative plant.

How to fix this error?

Check whether:
You have entered the right plant
You still need to create a material in this plant
You need to enter the tax indicator for the country of the plant in the
material master
You can also enter the item without a plant. However, it is then
incomplete and blocked for follow-up processing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

V4231 - Details

• The SAP error message V4231 indicates that a specific material does not exist in the specified plant. This error typically arises during processes such as sales order creation, delivery, or inventory management when the system is trying to access material data that is not available for the specified plant.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Not Created: The material has not been created in the target plant.
  Material Status: The material may exist in the system but is not active or has been marked for deletion in the specified plant.
  Plant Assignment: The material may not be assigned to the specified plant in the material master data.
  Data Transfer Issues: If data was recently transferred or migrated, there may have been issues that prevented the material from being properly assigned to the new plant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to the Material Master (Transaction Code: MM03) and check if the material exists in the specified plant.
  If it does not exist, you will