How To Fix MILL_PC125 - Preceding batch missing; assign an input batch

MILL_PC125 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MILL_PC - Mill: Message Pool for Confirmations

• Message number: 125

• Message text: Preceding batch missing; assign an input batch

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What causes this issue?

No input batch is defined as preceding batch in the change of process
batches for a process batch at lowest process batch level.

System Response

If this is a warning message, you can continue processing.
If it is an error message, the system cancels processing.

How to fix this error?

Proceed as follows to define an input batch as preceding batch for the
process batch at the lowest process batch level:
Enter the number of an existing input batch in the <ZK>Batch</> field
of the goods issue line. Select the goods issue line and the process
batch.
Choose @I3@ <ZK>PB Ref</>.

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.

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MILL_PC125 - Details

• The SAP error message MILL_PC125: Preceding batch missing; assign an input batch typically occurs in the context of production or batch management processes, particularly when dealing with batch input in the SAP system. This error indicates that the system is unable to find a preceding batch that is required for the current operation, which is often related to the production of goods or materials.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Preceding Batch: The error usually arises when the system expects a specific preceding batch to be available for processing, but it cannot find it. This can happen if:
  
  The preceding batch has not been created or recorded in the system.
  The batch has been deleted or archived.
  There is a mismatch in batch numbers or batch status.
  The production order is not correctly linked to the required batches.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the batch management or production planning modules that are not set up correctly, leading to