How To Fix EG871 - More than 50% (&1 of &2) must be determined as sample devices

EG871 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EG - IS-U device management

• Message number: 871

• Message text: More than 50% (&1 of &2) must be determined as sample devices

What causes this issue?

You must select more than 50% of all lot devices as sample devices.
There is a risk that in the drawing procedure the desired number of
sample devices will only be drawn after a large number of drawing
attempts has been made. A maximum of 9,999 drawing attempts can be
made.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check your entries.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EG871 - More than 50% (&1 of &2) must be determined as sample devices ?

  The SAP error message EG871 indicates that in a certain context (often related to quality management or inspection processes), more than 50% of the devices or items being evaluated must be classified as sample devices. This error typically arises during processes such as quality inspections, where a certain number of items need to be sampled for testing or evaluation.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the number of items classified as sample devices does not meet the required threshold of more than 50%. For example, if you have 10 items, at least 6 of them must be designated as sample devices to satisfy the requirement. If fewer than that are marked as samples, the system will trigger this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Sample Designation: Check the items you are working with and ensure that you have designated enough of them as sample devices. You may need to