How To Fix PPC0119 - The duration of the production activities must be a positive value

PPC0119 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PPC0 - Messages for PP Confirmation

• Message number: 119

• Message text: The duration of the production activities must be a positive value

What causes this issue?

A production activity can only have a positive value.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Enter a positive value.
If you want to cancel production activities then enter a negative
quantity for the confirmation or set the cancellation indicator for a
confirmation quantity of zero.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PPC0119 - Details

• The SAP error message PPC0119, which states "The duration of the production activities must be a positive value," typically occurs in the context of production planning and control within SAP. This error indicates that the system has encountered a situation where the duration of a production activity is either zero or negative, which is not valid.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: The most common cause is that the user has entered a duration of zero or a negative value when creating or modifying a production order or activity.
  Missing or Incorrect Master Data: If the master data for the production process (like routing, work center, or production version) is not set up correctly, it may lead to incorrect duration calculations.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the production planning module that lead to incorrect duration values being calculated or displayed.
  Incomplete Process Steps: If certain steps in the production process are not defined