How To Fix OIUPR162 - MPVL dated record exists for material & and volume type &

OIUPR162 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OIUPR - PRA Production Messages

• Message number: 162

• Message text: MPVL dated record exists for material & and volume type &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OIUPR162 - MPVL dated record exists for material & and volume type & ?

  The SAP error message OIUPR162 indicates that there is a dated record for a specific material and volume type in the system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Oil and Gas or Materials Management modules, where dated records are used to manage inventory and transactions over time.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to perform an operation (such as posting a transaction or changing a record) on a material that already has a dated record for the specified volume type. This can happen due to:
  
  Existing Dated Records: There is already a record in the system for the same material and volume type with a specific date.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry or attempts to create duplicate records.
  System Configuration: The system may be configured to prevent changes to records that have existing dated entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OIUPR162 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records: 
  
  Use transaction codes like