How To Fix W5050 - Material & inadequately maintained: will be reset

W5050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W5 - Messages for MM-WEB Applications and BAPIs

• Message number: 050

• Message text: Material & inadequately maintained: will be reset

What causes this issue?

Material number &V1& was returned from the catalog. The system cannot
create a purchase order or reservation because this material master
record does not contain all the necessary data.

System Response

The system will generate a non-stock item.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W5050 - Material & inadequately maintained: will be reset ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message W5050: "Material & inadequately maintained: will be reset":
  
  Error Message:
  W5050 - Material & inadequately maintained: will be reset
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when a material master record is found to be inadequately or incompletely maintained for a particular organizational level (such as Plant, Sales Organization, or Storage Location) during a transaction or process. SAP detects that some mandatory or critical data for the material is missing or not properly maintained, and as a result, the system resets or clears certain fields to avoid inconsistencies.
  Typical scenarios include:
  
  Missing or incomplete data in the material master views (e.g., Basic Data, Sales, Purchasing, MRP views).
  Missing plant-specific data for the material.
  Missing or incomplete configuration in related customizing settings.
  Data inconsistencies during material master changes or during processes like goods movement, sales order creation, or MRP runs.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Use transaction MM03 (Display Material) to review the material master