How To Fix IW756 - Item & material &: Reqmnt qty & smaller than GR qty &

IW756 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 756

• Message text: Item & material &: Reqmnt qty & smaller than GR qty &

What causes this issue?

You want to reduce the requirement quantity for a material component.
However, the quantity already entered for this component is greater
than the changed requirement quantity.

System Response

The requirement quantity is changed.

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.

IW756 - Details

• The SAP error message IW756 indicates that there is a discrepancy between the required quantity of a material and the quantity that has been received (Goods Receipt - GR) for that item. Specifically, the error message states that the required quantity is smaller than the quantity that has already been received.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in the context of maintenance orders or production orders when:
  
  The system is trying to confirm a requirement for a material that has already been fully received.
  There may be an inconsistency in the order quantities, where the system expects a certain quantity to be available but finds that the received quantity exceeds the required quantity.
  The order may have been modified after the goods receipt was posted, leading to a mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IW756 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Order Details:
  
  Review the maintenance or production order to confirm the required quantity of the material.
  Verify the