How To Fix MQ505 - A document type is required for adjustment category &

MQ505 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MQ - Messages for Euro Changeover Package

• Message number: 505

• Message text: A document type is required for adjustment category &

What causes this issue?

Documents are generated during reconciliation during the local currency
changeover. A document type must have been defined in Customizing for
these documents.

System Response

CASE &V2&.
WHEN 'REP'.
Program termination.
WHEN 'CUS'.
The data cannot be saved.
ENDCASE.

How to fix this error?

Enhance the document type for adjustment category &V1&.
CASE &V2&.
WHEN 'REP'.
Start the program again.
WHEN 'CUS'.
ENDCASE.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MQ505 - Details

• The SAP error message MQ505 indicates that a document type is required for a specific adjustment category in the context of the SAP system, particularly in the area of materials management or inventory management. This error typically arises when trying to perform an adjustment (such as a stock adjustment) without having the necessary document type defined for the specified adjustment category.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Document Type: The adjustment category you are trying to use does not have an associated document type defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the adjustment categories and document types may not be properly set up in the system.
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or create the required document type.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Document Type:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Logistics > Materials Management > Inventory Management > Adjustments > Define Document Types for Adjustments.
  Check if the document type for the