How To Fix W4086 - &: & Stock exists for value-only material

W4086 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 086

• Message text: &: & Stock exists for value-only material

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

First delete the value-based stock for the material. You can then
archive the material.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4086 - &: & Stock exists for value-only material ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W4086 & : & Stock exists for value-only material
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  
  Message W4086 occurs when you try to perform a transaction or operation on a value-only material that already has stock in inventory.
  A value-only material in SAP is a material that is managed only for valuation purposes and does not have quantity management in inventory. This means the system tracks the value of the material but not the physical stock quantity.
  The error arises because stock exists for a material that is set up as value-only, which is inconsistent. Value-only materials should not have stock quantities, only values.
  This situation can happen if:
  The material master is incorrectly maintained as value-only, but stock quantities were posted.
  Stock was physically posted before the material was changed to value-only.
  There is a mismatch between material master settings and actual stock data.
  
  
  
  
  When does this error typically occur?
  
  When changing