How To Fix W4801 - & - Material-(additional quantities to plant data) ...: &

W4801 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 801

• Message text: & - Material-(additional quantities to plant data) ...: &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4801 - & - Material-(additional quantities to plant data) ...: & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for SAP error message W4801 related to Material - (additional quantities to plant data):
  
  SAP Message W4801
  Message Text:
  Material - (additional quantities to plant data) ...: &
  
  Cause
  
  The warning message W4801 typically occurs when you are maintaining or updating material master data, specifically the additional quantities in the plant data view.
  It indicates that there is an inconsistency or a missing/incorrect entry related to the additional quantities fields in the material master for a particular plant.
  This can happen if:
  The additional quantities fields are not properly maintained or are incomplete.
  There is a mismatch between the material and plant data regarding additional quantities.
  The system expects certain additional quantity data for the material at the plant level, but it is missing or invalid.
  
  
  
  
  Explanation
  
  Additional quantities in the material master plant data are used to specify extra quantities related to procurement or production, such as minimum order quantities, lot sizes, or safety stock quantities.
  These