How To Fix C2277 - Goods receipt posted: Co-product is added as a by-product

C2277 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C2 - Other messages production orders

• Message number: 277

• Message text: Goods receipt posted: Co-product is added as a by-product

What causes this issue?

A goods receipt has already been posted for order &V1&. There are
planning flags for a goods receipt, or error records for a goods
receipt. Therefore, you cannot add a co-product to the order.

System Response

All co-products you want to add to the order are added as by-products.

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.

C2277 - Details

• The SAP error message C2277, which states "Goods receipt posted: Co-product is added as a by-product," typically occurs in the context of production processes involving co-products and by-products in SAP's production planning and control module. This message indicates that during the goods receipt process, a co-product has been treated as a by-product, which may not align with the intended configuration of the production order or the material master settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The material master for the co-product may not be set up correctly, leading the system to treat it as a by-product.
  Production Order Settings: The production order may not be configured to handle co-products correctly, causing the system to misinterpret the output.
  Master Data Issues: The settings in the material master for the co-product and by-product may be incorrectly defined, leading to confusion during the goods receipt process.
  Process Flow: The process flow may not be correctly defined in the production order, leading