The previous operation has not yet been confirmed

What causes this issue?

The previous operation has not yet been confirmed.
To comply with the default settings in Customizing for the PP
application component, this operation must be confirmed before you can
confirm the current operation.

System Response

You cannot confirm the order for this operation.

How to fix this error?

Confirm the previous operation, or record the current inspection point
data without confirming the order.

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