How To Fix C2400 - By-products are not supported by Event-Based Posting

C2400 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C2 - Other messages production orders

• Message number: 400

• Message text: By-products are not supported by Event-Based Posting

What causes this issue?

Order &V1& contains by-products and event-based posting is active for
this order. Event-based posting is not supported for orders with
by-products.

System Response

Saving the order is not possible.

How to fix this error?

Delete any by-products in the order or, if you are currently creating
the order, change the result analysis key to one without event-based
posting.

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.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message C2400 - By-products are not supported by Event-Based Posting ?

  The SAP error message C2400, which states "By-products are not supported by Event-Based Posting," typically occurs in the context of production planning and execution within SAP, particularly when dealing with by-products in a production order.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because the Event-Based Posting (EBP) functionality in SAP does not support the handling of by-products. By-products are secondary products that are produced alongside the main product during a manufacturing process. In certain configurations or scenarios, when you attempt to post goods movements or perform other actions related to production orders that involve by-products, the system generates this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the C2400 error, consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Review Production Order Configuration:
  
  Check the configuration of the production order to ensure that by-products are set up correctly. If by-products are not needed, you may want to remove them from the production order.
  
  
  
  Use Standard Posting Methods:
  
  Instead of using Event-Based Posting, consider using standard goods movement transactions (like MB1A,