The unit of issue cannot be changed because the material is used in a BOM

Message type: E = Error

Message class: M3 - Material Master

Message number: 214

Message text: The unit of issue cannot be changed because the material is used in a BOM



What causes this issue?

The <DS:GLOS.3526C0ABAFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>unit of issue</> can be
changed only in the following cases:
If there is no change in the
<DS:GLOS.3526C2A3AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>dimension</> of the unit of
issue, and if the unit of issue is not dimensionless
If the base unit of measure and the previous unit of issue have the
same dimension, and are not dimensionless


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?



Procedure for System Administrators


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