Batch to be activated for a material

Question

We need to activate Batch Management for a material which was already created and some transactions also done with that.
We have done the following :
1) All required settings done in SPRO
2) All documents for that material have been deleted. There are no Open documents (PR, PO, Sales).
3) There is no stock for that material.
4) Now when we try to activate Batch Management tick in Material Master it gives error
Batch management requirement cannot be changed; choose "Display errors"
when we click on display errors :
The batch management requirement cannot
be changed for the following reasons:
"Stock already exists at Plant level"
But there is no stock, no documents. We do not want to do any archiving activity. so whether this material can be activated for batch management.
Please clarify : If any transaction has happened for a material, but there is no stock or open documents, whether batch can be activated.

Answer 1

Hi,
Have you checked the stock at zero level for all the plants?
Also, activate the batch managemetn at material level and create.
Check open PO exist for any other plant? In MMBE---enter material, got to Environment data on MEnu bar and select Open PO's.
Then go to MM02 and activate Batchy Management.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Smitha