# EVS006 in Infor M3: What It Means and How to Fix It > Source: https://netray.co/erp-help/evs006-infor-m3-error-meaning-and-fix > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: ERP Help ## Short answer EVS006 is an M3 message ID. We cannot give one authoritative meaning for it that holds across every version and program, and a guessed meaning would send you the wrong way. This page shows how to resolve the exact text and the field behind the message in your own system, which is the reliable way to fix any M3 message. ## Kind error ## System infor-m3 ## Erp Infor M3 ## Module Messages / Error diagnosis ## Query evs006 infor m3 ## Alternate Queries - EVS006 M3 error - infor m3 error message code lookup - m3 message ID how to find meaning ## Applies To Infor M3 Business Engine, all releases. The message text and the triggering program differ by version and by customization. ## Steps ### Find out what EVS006 is telling you **Items:** - Reproduce the error in the H5 client and copy the full text shown in the message bar or dialog, not only the ID. Note the program (for example the panel title) and the field where the cursor stopped. - Press the help key on the field or open the program documentation to read the field rules. The message usually names a field that failed validation. - Check whether the message comes from a customization such as a personalization script or an extension, by repeating the action in a clean role or sandbox without the script. - If the error comes from an API call, read the full MI response: the error text and the field name are returned with the message ID, and the transaction name shows which program raised it. - Look in the M3 or Grid logs for the same timestamp. The Business Engine log shows the program and the message it raised for that session. - Search the Infor Support portal (Concierge) knowledge base using the full text, not just the code, and filter by your M3 version. - Fix the data or the setup the message points to, then repeat the exact action to confirm. ## Sections ### How M3 messages are structured **Body:** M3 messages are a three-letter prefix and a three-digit number, such as the ID in your question. The prefix groups messages by area and the number identifies one text. The text may contain a field name or value, and the same ID can read differently in each language. Because of that structure, the ID alone is a weak search term. Searching forums for only the ID returns answers for other versions or other programs. The text, the program and the field together are what identify the problem. ### Diagnose through the program, not the code **Body:** Most M3 messages are validation messages. The program rejected a value against a rule: a code that does not exist in a related file, a status that does not allow the action, a date outside an open period, or a missing authority. Walk through the field that holds the cursor and verify the value against the master data it references. For API users the same rule applies. Call the corresponding read transaction first and compare it with the record you tried to write. Missing prerequisite records are the most common cause of a rejected write. **Code:** - Checklist for any M3 message - 1. Full message text + ID - 2. Program / panel and option used - 3. Field with the cursor - 4. Company, division, user, role - 5. Same action works for another user? -> authority - 6. Same action works in another division? -> setup data ### Customizations and roles **Body:** If one user hits the message and another does not, compare roles first. M3 hides or blocks functions through authorizations, and some messages are the visible side of a blocked option. Scripts and extensions can raise their own messages that look like standard ones. Disable personalization for a test session before you escalate to Infor. ## Pitfalls - Trusting a forum post that explains the same ID for a different version or program. - Copying only the message ID into a search and ignoring the text, program and field. - Fixing the data in production without reproducing it in a test environment first. - Ignoring the user and role comparison when only some users see the error. - Assuming it is a bug when it is a validation rule working as designed. ## Ai Angle A grounded assistant can take the full message text, the program and the record keys, then read the related master data and show which referenced value is missing or in the wrong status. Netray builds this as a read-only layer over M3 data that can run on your own servers, and it shows the query it ran so an administrator can check it. ## Faq ### Is EVS006 a bug in M3? **Answer:** Usually not. Most M3 messages are validation results that tell you a rule failed for the data or the setup. Treat it as a bug only after you reproduce it with clean data, a standard role and no customization. ### Where do I see the full text of an M3 message? **Answer:** In the message bar or dialog in the client, in the MI API response for integrations, and in the Business Engine log with a timestamp. The client text is the most useful because it includes the field. ### Can I get message definitions from Infor? **Answer:** The Infor documentation library and the support portal describe messages by program. Use your version and the full text when you search, not only the code. ## Search terms evs006 infor m3, m3 error evs006, infor m3 error message, m3 message id lookup, infor m3 validation error, m3 mi api error message, infor m3 troubleshooting, m3 business engine log --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json