How To Fix PPC1PR216 - Too many material document items were required for assemblies &1 and &2

PPC1PR216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PPC1PR - Abarbeitung der ERP-Prozesse

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Too many material document items were required for assemblies &1 and &2

What causes this issue?

Too many components should be posted in a material document for
assemblies &v1& &v2&. This can be the case after batch determination,
if every batch for a component requires its own item in the material
document.

System Response

The goods movements for assemblies &v1& &v2& are not posted.

How to fix this error?

Start transaction <DS:TRAN.PPCGO>PPCGO</> again; using a smaller value
for the input parameter <LS>Allowed Number of Components</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PPC1PR216 - Details

• The SAP error message PPC1PR216 indicates that there are too many material document items required for the assemblies specified in the message (represented by placeholders &1 and &2). This error typically occurs in the context of production planning and control, particularly when dealing with the creation of production orders or when trying to process material requirements for assemblies.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Excessive Material Document Items: The error is triggered when the number of material document items exceeds the system's predefined limit for a single assembly or production order. This can happen if:
  
  The assembly has a large number of components.
  There are multiple production orders or material documents being processed simultaneously.
  The configuration of the system has a limit set for the number of items that can be processed at once.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The system may have specific configuration settings that limit the number of items that can be processed in a single transaction. This could be due