How To Fix PE618 - Duration of suboperation & is too long for period entered

PE618 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PE - Shift Planning: Messages

• Message number: 618

• Message text: Duration of suboperation & is too long for period entered

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PE618 - Duration of suboperation & is too long for period entered ?

  The SAP error message PE618, which states "Duration of suboperation & is too long for period entered," typically occurs in the context of production planning and control, particularly when dealing with operations and suboperations in a routing or work center.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when the total duration of a suboperation exceeds the available time in the specified period. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Time Entries: The duration of the suboperation may have been entered incorrectly, leading to a value that is longer than the available time in the period.
  Scheduling Conflicts: The scheduling of operations may not align with the available capacity of the work center or the production order.
  Capacity Constraints: The work center may not have enough capacity to accommodate the duration of the suboperation.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the routing or work center that lead to incorrect calculations of available time.
  
  
  Solution:
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