Quantity tolerance was breached
Message type: E = Error
Message class: /SCWM/DELIVERY - Messages for Delivery Processing
Message number: 257
Message text: Quantity tolerance was breached
What causes this issue?
Quantity tolerance was breached
System Response
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) adds up the quantities of
all inbound deliveries for this delivery item and compares this total
with the total quantity of the purchase order or the manufacturing
order. If the total breaches the specified quantity tolerance, SAP EWM
sets the status <ZK>Tolerance Check</> to <ZK>Checked, Not OK</>. In
this case, you can only carry out further processing steps, such as
creating warehouse tasks or the goods receipt posting, if you set the
status to <ZK>OK, Manual </>beforehand.
How to fix this error?
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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