How To Fix CP524 - No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center

CP524 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CP - Task list messages: Core data

• Message number: 524

• Message text: No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center

What causes this issue?

The number of splits you entered is greater than the number of
individual capacities available at the work center. In this case, the
system uses the smaller of the two values to calculate, which means it
uses the number of individual capacitites at the work center.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CP524 - No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center ?

  The SAP error message CP524 ("No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center") typically occurs in the context of production planning and scheduling when the system is trying to allocate production orders to work centers. This error indicates that the number of splits (or operations) that the system is attempting to schedule exceeds the available capacity of the work center.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Capacity Overload: The total number of operations or splits that need to be processed exceeds the available capacity of the work center. This can happen if:
  
  The work center is already operating at full capacity.
  The production order has been split into more operations than the work center can handle at one time.
  The capacity settings for the work center are not configured correctly.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The work center's capacity settings (like available hours, shifts, or individual capacities) may not be aligned with the production requirements.
  
  
  Scheduling Parameters: The scheduling parameters for the