Selected material document does not correspond with action to be executed

What causes this issue?

You want to post a goods receipt, goods issue, or transfer posting with
a material document as a reference. The document entered does not
correspond with the prerequisites in order to be used as a reference
using this functionality.

System Response

The prerequisite of this functionality is that there is
a material document without a reference, in
other words, the document posted at the time must have been an 'Other'
goods receipt/goods issue or an 'Other' transfer posting,
according to the selection.
If, for example, you want to post a goods receipt, you cannot use a
transfer posting document as a reference.

How to fix this error?

Choose a document suitable for the selected activity.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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