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3388081 - When Confirm a Serial Number in a Pick Task, Error Triggered: Inventory in logistics area not available.

Symptom

When confirm a pick task, enter an in-stock serial number for a product and click Confirm, error triggered:

Line item 1: Logistics area DEF not valid
-----> Inventory in logistics area not available

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to work center Outbound Logistics.
  2. Access view Task Control.
  3. Select warehouse task XYZ, click Confirm.
  4. Under tab Line Items, select line line for example 1.
  5. In the below select tab Serial Numbers, type in serial number ABC, press Enter on your keyboard.
  6. Click button Confirm, error triggered:
    Line item 1: Logistics area DEF not valid
    -----> Inventory in logistics area not available

Cause

This serial number has been allocated to other documents.

Resolution

In common task Projected Material Flow, you can find the warehouse requests for which the serial number is allocated. You can open its warehouse task and click Cancel Allocation to free the allocated stock.

Keywords

Serial Number, Inventory, Available, Logistics Area , KBA , AP-SLP-TSK , Site Logistics Task , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions