How To Fix W7042 - No posting possible to value-only material &1 in plant &2

W7042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 042

• Message text: No posting possible to value-only material &1 in plant &2

What causes this issue?

Hierarchy material &V1& was specified.
This entry is not allowed because either the hierarchy material has not
been assigned to plant &V2&, or inventory management on hierarchy levels
is not provided in plant &V2&.

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE ISR_PRnFEN

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W7042 - No posting possible to value-only material &1 in plant &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W7042: No posting possible to value-only material &1 in plant &2:
  
  Error Message
  W7042: No posting possible to value-only material &1 in plant &2
  
  &1 = Material number
  &2 = Plant
  
  
  Cause
  This warning message occurs when you try to post a goods movement (such as a goods receipt, goods issue, or transfer posting) to a value-only material in the specified plant.
  Value-only materials are materials that are managed in the system only for valuation purposes but do not have any stock quantity management. This means:
  
  No physical stock is maintained for these materials.
  No inventory postings (stock quantity changes) are allowed.
  Only value postings (accounting entries) are possible.
  
  If you attempt to post a movement that changes stock quantity (e.g., goods receipt or goods issue) for such a material, the system issues this warning because it is not allowed.
  
  When does this happen?
  
  The material master is flagged as value-only in the