SAP ABAP Message Class BOM Message Number 261 (New variant does not exist)
Hierarchy
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BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
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CRM-MD-PRO (Application Component) Products
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CS (Package) R/3 Application development: PP Bills of Material
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM⤷
CRM-MD-PRO (Application Component) Products⤷
CS (Package) R/3 Application development: PP Bills of Material 
Attribute
| Message class |  |
BOM | |
| Short Description |  |
BOMs (2) | |
| Message Number |  |
261 | |
| Documentation status | Space: object requires documentation |
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| Authorization check Error Message | |||
| Changed On |  |
20000504 |
Message Text
New variant does not exist
Help Document
Diagnosis
You want to create a variant for a bill of material. However, you cannot do so for one of the following reasons:
- A multiple BOM already exists with this BOM number. You can only create a variant for a material whose BOM only has one alternative or which is already a variant BOM.
- You cannot create any variants in your SAP system because variant BOMs have been set to inactive in Customizing.
System Response
The system cannot create a variant.
Procedure
Delete the BOM number if necessary.
Procedure for System Administration
Check whether variants are allowed in your SAP system. To do so, call up Customizing for bills of materials, and choose the activity Control Data for BOMs -> Set Modification Parameters. If the Variant BOM is inactive parameter is selected, you cannot create any variants in your system.
History
| Last changed on/by | |
19980716 | SAP |
| SAP Release Created in |
