How To Fix M7693 - A special stock item is not planned for this physical inventory document

M7693 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 693

• Message text: A special stock item is not planned for this physical inventory document

What causes this issue?

You have not set a special stock indicator in the physical inventory
document header, but at item level you use one or more of the following
entries:
Sales order number
Item number in sales order
Sales order delivery schedule
Vendor account number
Customer account number
Production bin location
Work breakdown structure element (PSP-Element)

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

For a physical inventory document with special stock, you should set
the corresponding indicator for this special stock in the physical
inventory document header. You must also fill the fields for this
special stock type at item level.
For a physical inventory document without special stock, all of the
entries above must be deleted at item level.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7693 - Details

• The SAP error message M7693, which states "A special stock item is not planned for this physical inventory document," typically occurs during the physical inventory process when there is an attempt to include special stock items (like consignment stock, project stock, or returnable packaging) in a physical inventory document that is not configured to handle them.
  
  Cause:
  
  Special Stock Configuration: The physical inventory document may not be set up to include special stock items. This can happen if the inventory document is created without considering the special stock types.
  Stock Type Mismatch: The stock type of the item being counted does not match the stock types that are allowed in the physical inventory document.
  Document Settings: The settings for the physical inventory document may not allow for the inclusion of special stock items.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Physical Inventory Document Settings:
  
  Ensure that the physical inventory document is configured to include special stock items. This can be done in