{"id":3442,"date":"2020-02-17T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2020-01-28T20:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:33:37","slug":"sap-the-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated-m3305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/en\/sap-the-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated-m3305\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP: The material does not exist or is not activated M3305"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articletext\" class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<h2 id=\"solve-sap-error-m3305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated#solve-sap-error-m3305\">Solve SAP error M3305<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>While using a material number, for example during the creation of a <a title=\"request for quotation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sappo-rfq-in-sap\">request for quotation<\/a> as part of the <a title=\"procurement lifecycle management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sappo-procurement-lifecycle-management-for-operational-purchasing\">procurement lifecycle management<\/a>, it might happen that the error message M3305, the material does not exist or is not activated, is thrown by the <a class=\" external \" title=\"SAP system\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-access.asp?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>SAP Error message M3305: The material does not exist or is not activated<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, do not panic, it might simply mean that the <a title=\"Material Master views\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-sapmaterialviewsopen\">Material Master views<\/a> are not opened for the current organization, as we will see below.<\/p>\n<p>Or, it could also mean that material does not exist and you have to <a title=\"create material in SAP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-create-material-sap\">create material in SAP<\/a> as part of the <a class=\" external \" title=\"SAP Materials Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-training-course\/s4-materials-management-introduction?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP Materials Management<\/a> in the global <a class=\" external \" title=\"operational procurement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-training-course\/operational-procurement-s4hana?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">operational procurement<\/a> process.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-116\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsaperp_com-link-h-large-1\" class=\"ezo_link_unit_m\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\" external cta_button\" title=\"SAP Materials Management online course\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-training-course\/s4-materials-management-introduction?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP Materials Management online course<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"haveyouread\" class=\"box_validation\">\n<h3 id=\"hyread\">Have you read?<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"hyreadlist\">\n<li><a title=\"SAP find out which views are open for a material \/ article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-sapmaterialviewsopen\">SAP find out which views are open for a material \/ article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to create a material in SAP?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-create-material-sap\">How to create a material in SAP?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SAP How to solve error Tables TCURM and T001W inconsistent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-solvetablestcurmtwinconsistent\">SAP How to solve error Tables TCURM and T001W inconsistent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"extend-material-to-other-organization\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated#extend-material-to-other-organization\">Extend material to other organization<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>To activate an existing material for another organization, meaning for the corresponding plant, sales organization, or other relevant organization that has been opened for the material, but does not exist for the current need, open the transaction for <a class=\" external \" title=\"SAP Materials Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-training-course\/s4-materials-management-introduction?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP Materials Management<\/a> MM02.<\/p>\n<p>In the transaction, enter the material number, and press enter to continue. You can then select the views that are necessary to open &#8211; in our case, in the missing views during a <a title=\"SAP quotation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sappo-sap-quotation-creation\">SAP quotation<\/a> process, we simply need to extend the MRP 1 view, for Material Requirement Planning, to the corresponding plant.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/images\/medium\/sap\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated1.png\" alt=\"SAP: The material does not exist or is not activated M3305 : Select views for material extension\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select views for material extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated#organizational-level-selection\">Organizational level selection<\/a><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-104\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-medrectangle-4_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<p>After having selected the MRP 1 view to extend, it is necessary to select the organizational level for which the material should be extended, which is, in this case, the right plant and storage location in which the material will be managed.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the views you need, if necessary with the help of checking the current <a title=\"Material Master views\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-sapmaterialviewsopen\">Material Master views<\/a> opened for the material using SE16N transaction, to make sure that the views you miss are not yet created, and continue by pressing enter.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/images\/medium\/sap\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated2.png\" alt=\"SAP: The material does not exist or is not activated M3305 : Entering organization levels for material creation\" width=\"400\" height=\"212\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entering organization levels for material creation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-103\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-medrectangle-3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"create-material-views\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated#create-material-views\">Create material views<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You will then enter the MRP1 view creation for the material, in the given organizational unit.<\/p>\n<p>There, fill in all the fields needed for the materials, which include of course the mandatory fields, but also the ones that are necessary for business operations.<\/p>\n<p>Once this is done, click on save to create the <a title=\"Material Master views\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sapmm-sapmaterialviewsopen\">Material Master views<\/a> and extend the material accordingly.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/images\/medium\/sap\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated3.png\" alt=\"SAP: The material does not exist or is not activated M3305 : Material master views extension\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Material master views extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"v\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_1__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_1\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/newsaperp_com-box-4_1\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"u\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In case everything goes well, a confirmation message will be displayed to inform that the material has been created, meaning that the missing views in given organizational units have been created.It is now possible to proceed with other operations, such as <a title=\"request for quotation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/en\/blog-sappo-rfq-in-sap\">request for quotation<\/a> creation in our case.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\" external cta_button\" title=\"SAP Materials Management online course\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmanagement.com\/sap-training-course\/s4-materials-management-introduction?aid=107112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP Materials Management online course<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsaperp.com\/images\/medium\/sap\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated\/material-does-not-exist-or-is-not-activated4.png\" alt=\"SAP: The material does not exist or is not activated M3305 : Material views created in create material MM02 transaction\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Material views created in create material MM02 transaction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" 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