How To Fix AQ672 - Specify the currency/unit field before the associated quantity field

AQ672 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AQ - Message texts for SAP Query

• Message number: 672

• Message text: Specify the currency/unit field before the associated quantity field

What causes this issue?

You have defined a currency amount field or a quantity field, as well
as the relevant currency or unit field, as selection fields. To make a
check of the format of the amount-/quantity field on the selection
screen, the currency-/unit field should be before the amount field,
thus should have smaller number.

System Response

Information message

How to fix this error?

The query generator carries out the conversion automatically so that
you do not have to do anything. Your sequence of selection fields will
be change in such a way, however, that the currency-/unit field are
positioned in front of the amount-/quantity field.
To avoid the message and the automatic conversion, you can change the
sequence numbers correspondingly.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AQ672 - Specify the currency/unit field before the associated quantity field ?

  The SAP error message AQ672, which states "Specify the currency/unit field before the associated quantity field," typically occurs in the context of transactions involving quantities and their associated currency or unit of measure. This error indicates that the system expects the currency or unit of measure to be specified before entering the quantity.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incorrect Sequence of Data Entry: The error often arises when the user enters the quantity before specifying the currency or unit of measure. SAP requires that the currency or unit of measure be defined first to ensure that the quantity is correctly interpreted in the context of that currency or unit.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that dictate the order of data entry, and if these are not set correctly, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Missing Data: If the currency or unit of measure fields are left blank or not properly filled out,