Alternative units of measure are inconsistent; correct the values in SMW01

Hi,
when material replication process is happening we came across an error in SMW01.It shows
Alternative units of measure are inconsistent; correct the values
Message no. COM_PRODUCT_UNIT014
Consider the below example
we have maintained a material from KG to MM which is not a standard SAP conversion but client requires this conversion as
Tubes (Steel) are mainly ordered in M (Meters) but invoiced by the supplier in KG. Then used in production in KG again. In that case we need a conversion M <-> KG.
This is very common practice even in indirect material (e.g. Oil, you order barrels, tu vendor invoices KG and you handle Liters in your stock
can anyone guide me if there is any BADI or SAP note available for this error.
regards
subbu

Hi,
I have gone through that note it says that the corrections has to be done at BBPCRM component level but i have gone through the system component version i did not find CRM
so how can we apply the note?
regards
subbu

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