How To Fix OAA_VENDOR002 - Negative quantities in vendor stock records are not allowed

OAA_VENDOR002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OAA_VENDOR - Message Class for Vendor Integration

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Negative quantities in vendor stock records are not allowed

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OAA_VENDOR002 - Details

• The SAP error message OAA_VENDOR002 indicates that there are negative quantities in the vendor stock records, which is not allowed in the system. This error typically arises in the context of inventory management and vendor stock management, particularly when dealing with materials that are managed in vendor consignment stock or similar scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Negative Stock Levels: The primary cause of this error is that the system has detected a negative quantity for a material in the vendor stock records. This can happen due to various reasons, such as:
  
  Incorrect stock adjustments or postings.
  Manual entries that inadvertently set stock levels to negative.
  Issues during goods receipt or goods issue processes.
  Data inconsistencies or errors in the inventory management process.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, the configuration settings in SAP related to inventory management or vendor consignment may not be set up correctly, leading to this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OAA_VENDOR002 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Stock Levels:
  
  Use transaction