How To Fix IO262 - Serial number obligatory material & cannot be updated

IO262 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IO - Plant Maintenance: Object List

• Message number: 262

• Message text: Serial number obligatory material & cannot be updated

What causes this issue?

You tried to use confirmation to confirm a serialized material. This is
not possible using the confirmation transaction.
The line with the material requiring a serial number is deleted.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Confirm this material using the transaction MIGO.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IO262 - Details

• The SAP error message IO262 indicates that a serial number is required for a material, but the system is unable to update or process the serial number for that material. This typically occurs in scenarios where serial number management is enabled for specific materials, and the system expects a serial number to be provided during transactions such as goods movements, production, or inventory management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Serial Number Management: The material in question is configured to require serial numbers, but the transaction being performed does not include a valid serial number.
  
  Configuration Issues: The material master may not be set up correctly for serial number management, or the serial number may not be properly assigned in the system.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being executed may not support the handling of serial numbers, or the necessary data may not have been entered.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and verify