How To Fix CO541 - Material &1: Routing &2 &3: No inspection characteristics found

CO541 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CO - PPC order processing messages

• Message number: 541

• Message text: Material &1: Routing &2 &3: No inspection characteristics found

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CO541 - Material &1: Routing &2 &3: No inspection characteristics found ?

  The SAP error message CO541 indicates that there are no inspection characteristics found for a specific material and routing combination. This error typically arises in the context of production planning and quality management when trying to perform quality inspections or when creating production orders.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Inspection Characteristics: The most common cause is that the material does not have any inspection characteristics defined in the associated routing or in the material master.
  Routing Issues: The routing may not be properly configured to include inspection characteristics for the operations defined.
  Quality Management Settings: Quality management settings may not be correctly set up for the material or the plant.
  Material Master Data: The material master may not have the necessary quality management views activated.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Inspection Characteristics:
  
  Go to the routing associated with the material and check if inspection characteristics are defined for the relevant operations.
  If not, you may need to add the necessary inspection characteristics in the routing.
  
  
  
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