How To Fix WU171 - Price maintenance for material & not possible. Item blocked

WU171 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 171

• Message text: Price maintenance for material & not possible. Item blocked

What causes this issue?

No prices can be activated for the material specified here because
the promotion item is blocked.

How to fix this error?

Check the block in the item detail screen and remove if necessary.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU171 - Price maintenance for material & not possible. Item blocked ?

  The SAP error message WU171 indicates that price maintenance for a specific material is not possible because the item is blocked. This typically occurs in the context of materials management and inventory management within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Blocked Material: The material in question is blocked for various reasons, such as:
  
  The material is marked as blocked in the material master record.
  The material is part of a blocked purchase order or sales order.
  The material is subject to quality inspection and is blocked until the inspection is completed.
  The material is blocked due to a specific status set in the system (e.g., blocked for procurement).
  
  
  
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorization to perform price maintenance on blocked items.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Status:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check the status of the material. Look for any indicators that show the material is blocked.
  If the material is blocked, you may need to change