How To Fix VCH_HL_EXT_MATERIAL005 - No entry found for plant & of material &, or one of the BOM constituents.

VCH_HL_EXT_MATERIAL005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VCH_HL_EXT_MATERIAL - Exception messages for master data access: material

• Message number: 005

• Message text: No entry found for plant & of material &, or one of the BOM constituents.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VCH_HL_EXT_MATERIAL005 - No entry found for plant & of material &, or one of the BOM constituents. ?

  The SAP error message VCH_HL_EXT_MATERIAL005 indicates that there is no entry found for a specific plant and material combination, or one of the Bill of Materials (BOM) constituents is missing. This error typically occurs in scenarios involving production planning, material management, or when trying to create or process a production order, purchase order, or similar transactions.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Material Master Data: The material may not be defined for the specified plant in the material master.
  BOM Not Defined: The BOM for the material may not be created or may not include the required components for the specified plant.
  Plant-Specific Data: The material may exist, but it may not have been extended to the specified plant.
  Incorrect Plant or Material Code: There may be a typo or incorrect entry in the plant or material code being used.
  Inactive BOM: The BOM may be inactive or not valid for the specified plant.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction code MM03