How To Fix W4014 - &: & bill of material exists

W4014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 014

• Message text: &: & bill of material exists

What causes this issue?

The material is a bill of material.

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?

First, explode the bill of material into its components.
<DS:TRAN.MM42>Maintain set material</>
<DS:TRAN.MM42>Maintain display material</>
<DS:TRAN.MM42>Maintain prepack</>
<DS:TRAN.MM42>Maintain empties</>

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4014 - &: & bill of material exists ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W4014 & : & bill of material exists
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message indicates that a Bill of Material (BOM) exists for the material in question. Typically, this message appears when you attempt to perform an action that conflicts with the existence of a BOM for that material. For example:
  
  Trying to delete or flag a material for deletion that still has an active BOM.
  Attempting to change certain material master data that is restricted because a BOM exists.
  Trying to create a BOM when one already exists (depending on the transaction and settings).
  
  The placeholders & in the message are replaced by specific values at runtime, such as the material number or BOM number.
  
  Common Scenarios:
  
  Material deletion: You cannot delete a material if it has an active BOM.
  Material status change: Certain status changes are blocked if a BOM exists.
  BOM creation: Trying to create a BOM when one already exists (depending on configuration).
  
  
  Solution /