How To Fix COWIPB180 - Batch type of &1 differs from that of &2 (Not possible to change)

COWIPB180 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COWIPB - Messages for WIP Batch

• Message number: 180

• Message text: Batch type of &1 differs from that of &2 (Not possible to change)

What causes this issue?

On the goods movement overview, you have replaced a stipulated batch by
another one. The batches have different batch types.

System Response

It is not possible to switch batches of different types. The system
reacts with an error message.

How to fix this error?

Replace batches only by batches of the same type (a WIP batch only by
another WIP batch, for example).

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message COWIPB180 - Batch type of &1 differs from that of &2 (Not possible to change) ?

  The SAP error message COWIPB180 indicates that there is a mismatch in the batch types between two different batches in a process, typically when trying to perform a transfer or change operation. This error usually occurs in the context of batch management in SAP, particularly when dealing with inventory management or production processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to change or transfer a batch (identified as &1) to another batch (identified as &2), but the batch types of these two batches are different. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Trying to transfer stock from one batch to another where the batches belong to different batch management types (e.g., one is a raw material batch and the other is a finished product batch).
  Attempting to perform a movement or posting that requires both batches to be of the same type, but they are not.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following