How To Fix HUGENERAL004 - Storage locations &1 and &2 must have different management systems

HUGENERAL004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HUGENERAL - Handling Units - Packing

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Storage locations &1 and &2 must have different management systems

What causes this issue?

Either the source storage location or the destination storage location
must be a HU-managed storage location. The storage locations you have
chosen (&V1& and &V2&) both have the same storage location type.

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?

Choose two storage locations that are managed differently.
The source storage location should not be HU-managed and the
destination storage unit should be HU-managed.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HUGENERAL004 - Details

• The SAP error message HUGENERAL004 indicates that there is a conflict between the management systems assigned to two storage locations in your SAP system. Specifically, it means that the two storage locations you are trying to work with are configured to use the same management system, which is not allowed in the context of the operation you are attempting to perform.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically arises in scenarios where:
  
  You are trying to perform a transfer posting or stock movement between two storage locations that are set up with the same management system.
  The storage locations are configured in a way that they are expected to have different management systems (e.g., one might be set for batch management while the other is not).
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Storage Location Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the storage locations involved. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration