How To Fix CP536 - No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center

CP536 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 536

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

What causes this issue?

You have entered a number of splits that 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 capacities 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 CP536 - No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center ?

  The SAP error message CP536 ("No. of splits is greater than individual capacities in work center") typically occurs in the context of production planning and scheduling when the system attempts to split a production order or operation into more parts than the available capacity of the work center can handle. This can happen during the scheduling of operations in a production order, particularly when the order is set to be split across multiple work centers or resources.
  
  Cause:
  
  Capacity Constraints: The work center has a defined capacity that is being exceeded by the number of splits requested for the operation.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the work center may not accurately reflect its actual capacity or the number of available resources.
  Order Splitting Settings: The settings for order splitting in the production order may be configured in a way that requests more splits than the work center can accommodate.
  Scheduling Parameters: The scheduling parameters for