How To Fix 6P078 - Not possible to maintain individual quantities when total quantity = 0

6P078 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 6P - Messages for planned independent requirements (Appl.area 60)

• Message number: 078

• Message text: Not possible to maintain individual quantities when total quantity = 0

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 6P078 - Not possible to maintain individual quantities when total quantity = 0 ?

  The SAP error message 6P078 ("Not possible to maintain individual quantities when total quantity = 0") typically occurs in the context of maintaining quantities in a document, such as a purchase order, sales order, or production order. This error indicates that the system does not allow you to enter individual quantities for items when the total quantity for the document is zero.
  
  Cause:
  
  Total Quantity is Zero: The primary cause of this error is that the total quantity of the document is set to zero. In SAP, if the total quantity is zero, it does not make sense to maintain individual quantities for the items, as there is no overall quantity to distribute among them.
  Incomplete Document: The document may not have been fully completed or saved, leading to a total quantity of zero.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may have been an error in data entry that resulted in the total quantity being incorrectly