How To Fix HUGENERAL317 - Creation w/o specification of HU-managed dest.stor.location not possible

HUGENERAL317 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HUGENERAL - Handling Units - Packing

• Message number: 317

• Message text: Creation w/o specification of HU-managed dest.stor.location not possible

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HUGENERAL317 - Details

• The SAP error message HUGENERAL317 indicates that there is an issue with creating a Handling Unit (HU) without specifying a HU-managed destination storage location. This typically occurs in the context of warehouse management and handling unit management in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Missing Configuration: The destination storage location is not set up to manage handling units. This can happen if the storage location is not configured to handle HUs in the system.
  
  
  Incorrect Master Data: The material master or storage location settings may not be correctly configured to allow for HU management.
  
  
  Warehouse Management Settings: The warehouse management settings may not be properly defined for the specific storage location or the handling unit type.
  
  
  Transaction Context: The transaction you are trying to perform may not support HU management in the current context.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Storage Location Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration