How To Fix WM082 - Mat. no. & contains material category not allowed for assortment items

WM082 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WM - IS-R Assortments

• Message number: 082

• Message text: Mat. no. & contains material category not allowed for assortment items

What causes this issue?

The only material categories allowed at present are:
blank : standard material
00 : ditto
01 : generic material
02 : variant (of a generic material)
10 : sales set
11 : prepack
12 : display
20/21 : value-only material
You cannot currently add value-only materials using assortment modules,
however. This can only be done using follow-on functions in listing or
functions for listing materials individually.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Please use an admissible material category.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WM082 - Mat. no. & contains material category not allowed for assortment items ?

  The SAP error message WM082 indicates that the material number you are trying to work with is associated with a material category that is not allowed for assortment items in the Warehouse Management (WM) module. This typically occurs when you attempt to perform a warehouse management operation (like picking, putting away, or transferring) on a material that is categorized in a way that is incompatible with the operations you are trying to perform.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Category Restrictions: The material number belongs to a category that is not permitted for assortment items. This could be due to configuration settings in the material master or warehouse management settings.
  
  Configuration Issues: The settings in the material master or the warehouse management configuration may not allow certain material categories to be processed as assortment items.
  Incorrect Material Type: The material type assigned to the material may not be suitable for the operations you are trying to perform.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material