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3772865 - Error: "Inventory change reason code not valid"

Symptom

When approving a Physical Inventory Count Document, error occurs "Inventory change reason code not valid".

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Physical Inventory work center.
  2. Go to Monitoring view select By PI Count Document sub view.
  3. Choose the PI Count Document ABC. (ABC refers PI Count Document ID)
  4. Choose Edit.
  5. Select all line items in Count Items Tab.
  6. Choose Approve Count.
  7. The Error occurs "Inventory change reason code not valid".

Cause

  • In PI Count Document line items, project-tagged items are included.
  • For project-tagged items in PI Count Document, the system does not allow mass approval.

Resolution

Mass approval of all line items is not possible when project-tagged items are present. Follow the below steps:

  1. Go to Physical Inventory work center.
  2. Go to By PI Count Document view.
  3. Choose the PI Count Document ABC (ABC refers PI Count Document ID).
  4. Choose Edit.
  5. Choose all non-project-tagged line items.
  6. Choose Approve Count to complete mass approval for those items.
  7. For project-tagged line items, choose each line item individually and choose Approve Count Item to complete approval one at a time.

Keywords

Physical Inventory; Inventory Change; Reason Code; PI Count Document; Approve Count; Project-Tagged Items; Mass Approval; Inventory Validation; Inventory Count; Count Task; Physical Inventory; Project Stock; ByDesign , KBA , AP-PIP , Physical Inventory Processing , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions