How To Fix BORGR721 - Reversal of mat. document &3 impossible (follow-up documents for &1/&2)

BORGR721 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BORGR - Messages Multi-Level Goods Receipt

• Message number: 721

• Message text: Reversal of mat. document &3 impossible (follow-up documents for &1/&2)

What causes this issue?

You cannot reverse the material documents which you selected because
there are already follow-up documents for them. If you do not reverse
the follow-up documents as well, the quantity posted will be negative.
Example:
1st material document: goods receipt; BWART 101; 8 pieces
2nd material document: quantity reversal; BWART 102; 2 pieces
3rd material document: document reversal for document 1; BWART 102; 8
pieces
The total of the quantity posted would be -2, that is the vendor would
have delivered a negative quantity.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

You have the following options:
First carry out a document reversal for the second material document
with the quantity reversal, and then a document reversal for the first
material document.
Carry out a document reversal for the first and the second material
document at the same time.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BORGR721 - Reversal of mat. document &3 impossible (follow-up documents for &1/&2) ?

  The SAP error message BORGR721 indicates that a reversal of a material document is not possible because there are follow-up documents that depend on the material document you are trying to reverse. This typically occurs in scenarios where there are subsequent transactions that rely on the original material document, such as goods issues, goods receipts, or inventory adjustments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Follow-up Documents Exist: The primary reason for this error is that there are follow-up documents (like invoices, transfer postings, or other material documents) that have been created based on the material document you are trying to reverse.
  Document Flow: The document flow in SAP is designed to maintain data integrity, and reversing a document that has dependencies can lead to inconsistencies in inventory and financial records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Follow-up Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes like MB03 (Display Material Document) or MB51 (Material Document List) to check for any follow-up