How To Fix W6008 - Bill of material not maintained for material &

W6008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W6 - Messages for Empties Stock Overview

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Bill of material not maintained for material &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W6008 - Bill of material not maintained for material & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W6008 - Bill of material not maintained for material &
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when the system tries to process a material that requires a Bill of Material (BOM), but no BOM has been maintained or assigned for that material in the system. Typically, this happens during production order creation, material requirements planning (MRP), or any process that needs to explode the BOM for a material.
  
  Explanation:
  
  The material master is flagged as a configurable or production-relevant material that should have a BOM.
  However, the BOM for this material is missing or not maintained in the system.
  As a result, the system cannot proceed with BOM explosion or related processes.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check if BOM is required for the material:
  
  Verify the material type and usage.
  Confirm if the material is a finished product or assembly that should have a BOM.
  
  
  
  Maintain the BOM:
  
  Use transaction CS01 (Create BOM) or CS02 (Change BOM) to create or maintain the BOM for