How To Fix IS142 - Select serialization procedure first

IS142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IS - Equipment management

• Message number: 142

• Message text: Select serialization procedure first

What causes this issue?

You have set the indicators for serial number usage requirement and
equipment number requirement without first having specified a
serialization procedure.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Proceed in the following sequence:
Enter a serialization procedure.
Now set the indicators for serial number usage requirement and
equipment number requirement.
RESET N1

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IS142 - Details

• The SAP error message IS142 "Select serialization procedure first" typically occurs in the context of handling serialized materials in SAP. Serialization is the process of assigning a unique identifier (serial number) to individual items, which is crucial for tracking and managing inventory, especially in industries like pharmaceuticals, electronics, and automotive.
  
  Cause:
  The error message IS142 indicates that the system requires you to select a serialization procedure before you can proceed with operations related to serialized materials. This usually happens in the following scenarios:
  
  Missing Serialization Procedure: The serialization procedure has not been defined or selected in the relevant transaction or configuration.
  Incorrect Configuration: The material master record for the serialized item may not have the serialization procedure assigned.
  Transaction Context: You may be in a transaction that requires serialization but have not specified the necessary details.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IS142 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Select Serialization Procedure:
  
  Navigate to the transaction where the error occurred.
  Look for