How To Fix VO214 - Item & is a non-stock item

VO214 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VO - W&S: Rough workload forecast + picking wave

• Message number: 214

• Message text: Item & is a non-stock item

What causes this issue?

You have entered the non-warehouse item &V1& within the purchase order
document &V2&.
Non-warehouse items contain no article or material number. Therefore,
no logistics load category can be derived from the master record. The
logistics load group, however, is required for calculating the
workload. Therefore, this calculation cannot be made.
Furthermore, the other workload data, such as weight and volume, cannot
be derived from this item.

System Response

This item is not included in the updating of data for the rough
workload forecast.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VO214 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VO214: Item & is a non-stock item:
  
  SAP Error Message: VO214 - Item & is a non-stock item
  
  
  Cause:
  The error message VO214 occurs when you try to perform an operation that requires the material to be a stock item, but the material master record is maintained as a non-stock item. 
  In SAP, materials can be classified as:
  
  Stock items: Materials that are managed in inventory and have stock quantities.
  Non-stock items: Materials that are not managed in inventory (e.g., services, consumables, or materials procured directly for consumption).
  
  This error typically appears in processes like:
  
  Creating or processing a sales order or delivery where the system expects the item to be stock-managed.
  Goods movement or inventory-related transactions where the material is expected to have stock management.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to transaction MM03 (Display Material).
  Enter the material number and check the Basic Data 1 view.
  Look at the field Material