How To Fix M7602 - Stock population has been formed

M7602 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 602

• Message text: Stock population has been formed

What causes this issue?

The system has created the stock population according to the allocated
stock management levels.

How to fix this error?

Via the menu options <LS>Goto -> Display lists<LS>, you can display the
stock population as follows:
all elements of the stock population
all elements of the complete-count area
all elements of the sampling area
those elements of the stock population for which a physical inventory
is already active
When you save this inventory sampling, the stock population will also
be saved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7602 - Details

• The SAP error message M7602, which states "Stock population has been formed," typically occurs in the context of inventory management and stock movements. This message indicates that a stock population (a group of stock items) has already been created for a particular transaction or process, and further actions cannot be performed until the existing stock population is resolved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Stock Population: The error usually arises when there is an attempt to create or modify stock data (like a goods movement or inventory count) while a stock population is already in place for the same material or location.
  Incomplete Transactions: If a previous transaction involving stock movements was not completed or was interrupted, it may leave the system in a state where it believes a stock population is still active.
  System Locking: Sometimes, system locks or inconsistencies in the database can lead to this error, especially in multi-user environments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Stock Populations: Use transaction