How To Fix X4234 - Material &1 added in APO is not maintained in SAP ECC

X4234 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: X4 - APO Core Interface: Interfaces for Manufacturing Orders

• Message number: 234

• Message text: Material &1 added in APO is not maintained in SAP ECC

What causes this issue?

The material &V1& in plant &V2& was added as an item or component from
SAP APO. However, this material is not maintained for this plant in SAP
R/3.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Check why the material is not maintained in SAP ECC.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

X4234 - Details

• The SAP error message X4234 indicates that a material (denoted as &1) has been added in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) but is not maintained in the SAP ERP Central Component (ECC). This situation typically arises when there is a discrepancy between the data in the APO system and the ECC system, which can lead to issues in planning and execution processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Synchronization Issues: The material may have been created in APO without a corresponding entry in ECC. This can happen if the integration between the two systems is not functioning correctly or if there are delays in data replication.
  Material Master Data Not Created: The material might not have been created in ECC at all, or it may have been deleted or marked for deletion in ECC.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the integration between APO and ECC that are not set up correctly, leading to materials