The received quantity is bigger than the cumulative delivery quantity

What causes this issue?

When creating or changing a release, the system determined that the
cumulative quantity received by the customer that you have entered is
greater than the determined cumulative delivered quantity.

System Response

The release cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

You must correct either the cumulative received quantity or the
cumulative delivered quantity.
You can enter the corrected cumulative received quantity directly in the
release. To correct the cumulative delivered quantity you must create a
correction delivery.
You should also check whether the difference between the quantities is
due to the fiscal year definitions.

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

Procedure for System Administrators

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