How To Fix EEWM_APPOINTMENT042 - People are not valid as individual capacity for capacity category &1

EEWM_APPOINTMENT042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EEWM_APPOINTMENT - Message Class for Appointment Offerings

• Message number: 042

• Message text: People are not valid as individual capacity for capacity category &1

What causes this issue?

You want to use a work center for appointment offering. The capacity of
this work center, however, has the capacity category &V1&. People are
not valid as individual capacity for this capacity category.

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?

Specify a work center with a capacity that allows people to be
allocated as individual capacity.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EEWM_APPOINTMENT042 - People are not valid as individual capacity for capacity category &1 ?

  The SAP error message EEWM_APPOINTMENT042 indicates that the people assigned to a specific capacity category are not valid as individual capacities. This typically occurs in the context of capacity planning and scheduling within the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Assignment: The individuals (or resources) you are trying to assign to a capacity category may not be configured correctly in the system.
  Capacity Category Configuration: The capacity category itself may not be set up to accept individual capacities or the specific individuals may not be assigned to the correct capacity category.
  Master Data Issues: There may be issues with the master data of the people or resources, such as missing or incorrect settings.
  Authorization Issues: The users may not have the necessary authorizations to be assigned to the specified capacity category.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Capacity Category Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the capacity category in SAP EWM.
  Ensure that the capacity category is set up to