How To Fix VJ367 - With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers

VJ367 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VJ - Nachrichten für ALE/IDOC aus SD-Bereich

• Message number: 367

• Message text: With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers

What causes this issue?

You have entered a material number, consisting solely of figures.
The material type you have chosen, however, is set up in Customizing in
such a way that external number assignment is carried out without
checking. For these materials, a purely numerical material number is
not allowed.

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 VJ367 - With this material type, ext. material no. must not contain only numbers ?

  The SAP error message VJ367 indicates that there is an issue with the external material number (EAN) for a specific material type. This error typically arises when the external material number is composed solely of numeric characters, which is not allowed for certain material types in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the configuration for the specific material type in SAP requires that the external material number must contain at least one non-numeric character. This is often a validation rule set in the system to ensure that external material numbers are unique and easily distinguishable from other numeric identifiers.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the External Material Number: Ensure that the external material number you are trying to enter contains at least one alphabetic character or special character. For example, instead of using "123456", you could use "123A56" or "A12345".
  
  
  Review Material Type Configuration: If you have access to