How To Fix MM473 - &: & stock in quality inspection exists

MM473 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MM - Messages for material master maintenance and Customizing

• Message number: 473

• Message text: &: & stock in quality inspection exists

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MM473 - Details

• The SAP error message MM473: "Stock in quality inspection exists" typically occurs when you are trying to perform a goods movement (such as a goods receipt, transfer posting, or goods issue) on a material that has stock in quality inspection. This means that the stock is currently being evaluated for quality and cannot be moved until the inspection is completed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Quality Inspection Stock: The material has been received and is currently in the quality inspection stock (Q stock) status.
  Pending Inspection: The quality inspection process has not been completed, and the stock is still under evaluation.
  Movement Type Restrictions: Certain movement types do not allow for stock in quality inspection to be moved until it has been released.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MM473 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Complete Quality Inspection:
  
  Navigate to the Quality Management module in SAP.
  Check the inspection lot associated with the stock in quality inspection.
  Complete the quality inspection process by recording