How To Fix HUGENERAL031 - Handling unit &1 is inconsistent w/ respect to HU-management charactristc

HUGENERAL031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HUGENERAL - Handling Units - Packing

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Handling unit &1 is inconsistent w/ respect to HU-management charactristc

What causes this issue?

Jens is revising this (12/10/99) -jak
The material items in handling unit &V1& were posted inconsistently.
Inconsistencies within a handling unit are not allowed.
Possible reasons include:
If this posting were completed, the handling unit would contain items
in HU-managed storage locations and items in non-HU storage locations
Goods issue was posted for parts of the handling unit, but these parts
were not unpacked, although the handling unit should not have been
cleared.

System Response

This material posting is not allowed.

How to fix this error?

Post either the entire handling unit or the desired item to another
storage location, whose HU-management characteristic matches that of
the other items in the handling unit.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HUGENERAL031 - Details

• The SAP error message HUGENERAL031 indicates that there is an inconsistency with a handling unit (HU) concerning its management characteristics. This error typically arises in the context of handling unit management (HUM) in SAP, where the system expects certain attributes or characteristics of the handling unit to be consistent but finds discrepancies.
  
  Cause:
  The inconsistency can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Incorrect HU Attributes: The handling unit may have attributes that do not match the expected values defined in the system. This could include weight, volume, or other characteristics that are not aligned with the product or packaging specifications.
  
  
  Changes in Master Data: If there have been changes to the material master data or packaging specifications after the handling unit was created, it may lead to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Manual Changes: Manual adjustments to the handling unit or its contents that violate the defined rules or characteristics can trigger this error.
  
  
  Incomplete Data: Missing or incomplete data