How To Fix COWIPB349 - Confirmation profile &1 not suitable for use with documentary batches

COWIPB349 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COWIPB - Messages for WIP Batch

• Message number: 349

• Message text: Confirmation profile &1 not suitable for use with documentary batches

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COWIPB349 - Details

• The SAP error message COWIPB349 indicates that the confirmation profile specified is not suitable for use with documentary batches. This error typically arises in the context of production or inventory management when dealing with batch management in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Confirmation Profile Configuration: The confirmation profile you are trying to use may not be configured to handle documentary batches. This can happen if the profile is set up for a different type of batch or if it lacks the necessary settings for documentary batches.
  Batch Type: The batch you are trying to confirm may be classified as a documentary batch, which has specific requirements that the current confirmation profile does not meet.
  System Settings: There may be system-wide settings or parameters that restrict the use of certain confirmation profiles with specific batch types.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Confirmation Profile Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for confirmation profiles in SAP (Transaction code: OPL8).
  Verify that the confirmation profile you are using