How To Fix IS216 - Serialization with material &1 only possible after saving equipment

IS216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IS - Equipment management

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Serialization with material &1 only possible after saving equipment

What causes this issue?

In the material master &V1&, equipment- and serial numbers should be
assigned synchronously, or to be precise: If the equipment number has
already been assigned, then the serial number must have the same value.

System Response

If the equipment number has not been assigned, then a serialization of
the equipment with material &V1& is not possible.

How to fix this error?

Save the equipment without a serial number and perform the
serialization subsequently in the change mode.
When creating serialized equipment (with material &V1&) in the future,
you should choose one of the following options:
Create the equipment with template material &V1& or
Create the equipment from the first as a serial number (for example,
using transaction IQ01) for material &V1&
In both cases the system automatically performs an "early" assignment
of the equipment number. That is, in both cases, serialization is
possible as soon as the master record is created.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IS216 - Serialization with material &1 only possible after saving equipment ?

  The SAP error message IS216, which states "Serialization with material &1 only possible after saving equipment," typically occurs in the context of equipment management and serialization in SAP. This error indicates that the system is trying to perform a serialization operation on a material that is linked to equipment, but the equipment has not been saved in the system yet.
  
  Cause:
  
  Equipment Not Saved: The primary cause of this error is that the equipment record has not been saved in the system before attempting to serialize the material.
  Incorrect Sequence of Operations: The serialization process is being initiated before the necessary equipment data is fully committed to the database.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are not aligned with the serialization process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Save Equipment First: Ensure that the equipment is saved in the system before attempting to serialize the material. This can usually be done by completing the equipment creation