How To Fix COOS045 - Split leads to an order quantity with too many decimal places

COOS045 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COOS - Order Split

• Message number: 045

• Message text: Split leads to an order quantity with too many decimal places

What causes this issue?

The maximum allowed number of decimal places for the order quantity has
been exceeded.
The quantity unit in the split operation is different to the production
unit of measure of the material. The split quantity is selected so that
the conversion into the order unit will lead to the maximum number of
decimal places being exceeded for this unit of measure.

System Response

You can change the number of decimal places for the UoM of the order
quantity.

How to fix this error?

Adjust the split quantity to a value which will not cause the maximum
number of decimal places to be exceeded in the child order.

Procedure for System Administrators

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.

COOS045 - Details

• The SAP error message COOS045, which states "Split leads to an order quantity with too many decimal places," typically occurs in the context of production orders or process orders when the system attempts to split an order quantity into components or operations, resulting in a quantity that exceeds the allowed number of decimal places defined in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Decimal Places Configuration: The number of decimal places allowed for the order quantity is defined in the material master or in the configuration settings. If the split calculation results in a quantity that has more decimal places than allowed, this error will occur.
  Order Splitting Logic: The logic used to split the order may not be correctly configured, leading to an unexpected quantity that exceeds the defined limits.
  Unit of Measure (UoM): The unit of measure for the material may have a different decimal place setting than what is configured for the order, causing discrepancies