How To Fix 06880 - Quantity approved by QM already exceeded by & &

06880 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 06 -

• Message number: 880

• Message text: Quantity approved by QM already exceeded by & &

What causes this issue?

Quality Management does not allow unlimited quantities of this material
to be procured from this supplier.
The approved quantity had been exceeded even before the creation of this
purchase order. You cannot procure this material.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

06880 - Details

• The SAP error message "06880 Quantity approved by QM already exceeded by & &" typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) processes within SAP. This error indicates that the quantity of a material that has been approved by Quality Management has been exceeded, meaning that the system is trying to process a quantity that surpasses what has been approved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Approved Quantity: The most common cause is that the quantity being processed (e.g., during a goods movement, inspection lot processing, or a quality notification) exceeds the quantity that has been approved by the Quality Management process.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be an error in data entry where the user is trying to post a quantity that is not aligned with the approved quantity.
  Inspection Lot Status: The inspection lot may have been partially approved, and the system is preventing further processing until the approved quantity is updated.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may