How To Fix IO216 - No more than & serial numbers can be assigned

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IO - Plant Maintenance: Object List

• Message number: 216

• Message text: No more than & serial numbers can be assigned

What causes this issue?

You have chosen &V1& <GL:serialized_material>serialized materials</>
to which you want to allocate <GL:serial_number>serial numbers</>.
However, you are trying to allocate more than &V1& serial numbers.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

How to fix this error?

Allocate exactly &V1& serial numbers.
If you want to allocate serial numbers to further serialized materials,
you must first select them and then call up the serial number
allocation function for them once again.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IO216 - No more than & serial numbers can be assigned ?

  The SAP error message IO216 ("No more than & serial numbers can be assigned") typically occurs in the context of inventory management or asset management when dealing with serial numbers. This error indicates that the system has a limit on the number of serial numbers that can be assigned to a particular item or batch, and that limit has been exceeded.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Serial Number Limit: The most common cause of this error is that the number of serial numbers being assigned to a material or equipment exceeds the predefined limit set in the system.
  Configuration Settings: The limit for serial numbers may be configured in the material master or in the settings for the specific transaction you are trying to perform.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be an error in the data entry process, such as trying to assign the same serial number multiple times or incorrectly entering the number of serial numbers.
  
  
  Solution:
  
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