SAP Note

138767 - Changing the base unit of measure

Version 2 Validity: 11.02.1999 - active

Language English

Header Data
Released On 11.02.1999
Release Status Released for Customer
Component
LO-MD-MM Material Master
Priority
Recommendations / Additional Info
Category
Consulting

Symptom
Within the material master record maintenance, you want to change the base unit of measure (base
unit). During the change, the system performs extensive checks in order to avoid inconsistencies in
the applications which use the material master.
In particular, the following checks are performed:

The base unit must not be defined as an alternative unit of measure for the material

No International Article Number must be assigned to the base unit

No proportion/product units must be defined for the material

No configurable material must be assigned

The material must not be used as a configurable material

Stock must neither exist for the previous period nor for the current period

No physical inventory must be active

No reservations or dependent requirements must exist for which the deletion indicator is not
set
No planned orders must exist
No purchase requisitions, purchase orders or scheduling agreements must exist for which the
deletion indicator is not set

No WM transfer requirements, no WM quants or no WM posting change notices must exist

The material must not be a bill of material

The material must not be contained in a bill of material

The material must not be used as a production resource/tool

The material must not be used in task lists

No standard cost estimate must exist for the current or future period

No production orders must exist

No planned independent requirements must exist

No run schedule headers must exist

If the base unit has dimensions, no serial number profile must be assigned

No sales and distribution documents must exist which have status Not processed or Partially
processed.

Other Terms
MARA-MEINS, MARA_MEINS, M3189

Reason and Prerequisites

Solution

If necessary, all reasons mentioned above must be eliminated by archiving the objects listed.

Validity
Software Component From Rel.
SAP_APPL
22A
300
40A
45A
46A
46C
470
500

To Rel. And Subsequent

22J

31I

40B

45B

46B

46C

470

500

References
This document refers to:
SAP Notes
724536 Changing the base unit of measure - program

This document is referenced by:

SAP Notes (1)
724536 Changing the base unit of measure - program