How To Fix EI162 - Careful: No proposal for expiry data SU entered!

EI162 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EI - Foreign Trade: Gen. Output

• Message number: 162

• Message text: Careful: No proposal for expiry data SU entered!

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI162 - Careful: No proposal for expiry data SU entered! ?

  The SAP error message EI162 ("Careful: No proposal for expiry data SU entered!") typically occurs in the context of inventory management or materials management when dealing with stock items that have expiration dates. This error indicates that the system could not find a proposal for the expiry date for a specific stock unit (SU) that you are trying to process.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Expiry Date Proposal: The system is unable to generate a proposal for the expiry date for the stock item you are working with. This could be due to:
  
  The material master record not having expiry date information configured.
  The stock item not being set up to manage expiration dates.
  The stock item being in a status that does not allow for expiry date processing.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration settings in the system related to handling materials with expiration dates.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect or incomplete data entry when creating or