How To Fix C2401 - Sales order or project stock are not supported by Event-Based Posting

C2401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C2 - Other messages production orders

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Sales order or project stock are not supported by Event-Based Posting

What causes this issue?

Order &V1& is created for sales order or project stock and event-based
posting is active for this order. Event-based posting is not supported
for orders with sales order or project stock.

System Response

Saving the order is not possible.

How to fix this error?

If you are currently creating order &V1& you can 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.

C2401 - Details

• The SAP error message C2401 indicates that the system does not support event-based posting for sales orders or project stock. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform an event-based posting for stock that is linked to a sales order or project stock, which is not allowed in the current configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Event-Based Posting Configuration: The system is configured to use event-based posting for inventory management, but the specific stock type (sales order stock or project stock) does not support this method.
  Stock Type Restrictions: Sales order stock and project stock are treated differently in SAP, and event-based posting is not applicable to these stock types.
  Transaction Type: The transaction you are trying to execute may not be compatible with event-based posting for the stock type you are working with.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Stock Type: Ensure that you are not trying to perform event-based postings on sales order stock or project stock. If you need to