How To Fix W_004 - Material &1 may not be used in retail as bill of material header

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W_ - Upload CRM -> R3 BOMs / Structured Materials

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Material &1 may not be used in retail as bill of material header

What causes this issue?

The article category &V2& of the material &V1& is not allowed in Retail
as the header of a bill of material.

System Response

No bills of material can be created for the material.

How to fix this error?

Ensure during the product upload of the header product that it is
created in OLTP with the permitted article category.
In Retail, BOM header materials with the following article categories
are allowed:
Sales set (article category "10")
Display material (article category "12")
Prepack material (article category "11")
In addition, single materials and variants of generic materials are
allowed as header materials of empties BOMs. At present, empties BOMs
are not supported in the upload.

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