Material type & and industry & copied from master record
Message type: E = Error
Message class: M3 - Material Master
Message number: 309
Message text: Material type & and industry & copied from master record
What causes this issue?
A material master record with this material number already exists.
System Response
The system has copied the material type and industry sector from the
existing material master record to the appropriate fields.
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