How To Fix COTU008 - Partial quantity becomes zero by conversion from & to &

COTU008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COTU - Messages for Partial Conversion Planned Order -> Prod. Order

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Partial quantity becomes zero by conversion from & to &

What causes this issue?

When converting the specified partial quantity of the unit of measure
&V1& to the unit of measure &V2& the order quantity of the production
order becomes zero after rounding.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check the partial quantity.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COTU008 - Details

• The SAP error message COTU008, which states "Partial quantity becomes zero by conversion from & to &," typically occurs in the context of inventory management or production planning when there is an issue with the conversion of quantities between different units of measure (UoM). This error indicates that a conversion process has resulted in a quantity that is effectively zero, which is not acceptable in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Unit of Measure Conversion Issues: The error often arises when the system attempts to convert a quantity from one unit of measure to another, and the conversion factor leads to a result of zero. This can happen if:
  
  The original quantity is too small relative to the conversion factor.
  The conversion factor is incorrectly defined or set to zero.
  There is a mismatch in the units of measure defined in the material master.
  
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the transaction can lead to this error, such