How To Fix W7012 - Stock of value-only material &1 still exists in plant &2

W7012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W7 - Message Class for Value-Only Based Inventory Management

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Stock of value-only material &1 still exists in plant &2

What causes this issue?

The &V1& value-only material, on which the material has been
inventoried so far, still has warehouse stock.

System Response

The system cannot determine whether these stocks are of the
material to be changed.

How to fix this error?

Please ensure that on value-only material &V1&, no more stocks are
kept for the material whose assignment you want to change. If
necessary, make the required transfer postings.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

W7012 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W7012: "Stock of value-only material &1 still exists in plant &2":
  
  Error Message
  W7012: Stock of value-only material &1 still exists in plant &2
  
  &1 = Material number (value-only material)
  &2 = Plant
  
  
  Cause
  This warning message occurs when you try to perform certain material master changes or deletions on a value-only material that still has stock in the specified plant.
  Value-only materials are materials that are managed only in terms of value in inventory, not in quantity. This means the system does not track physical stock quantities but tracks the value of the stock.
  The message indicates that there is still a value (stock) recorded for this material in the plant, so certain operations (like deletion or changing certain master data fields) are not allowed until the stock value is cleared.
  
  When does this occur?
  
  When attempting to delete or flag a value-only material for deletion.
  When trying to change