How To Fix QA211 - A certificate of type & is also required for subsequent deliveries

QA211 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QA - QM : Inspection lots

• Message number: 211

• Message text: A certificate of type & is also required for subsequent deliveries

What causes this issue?

The required certificate is not provided with the delivery.

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?

If no inspection is created for this goods movement, the quantity is
posted to blocked stock.
If an inspection lot is created, the missing certificate is marked as a
status in the lot, and must be confirmed by the usage decision at the
latest.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QA211 - Details

• The SAP error message QA211 indicates that a certificate of a specific type is required for subsequent deliveries in the quality management (QM) module. This error typically arises in the context of quality inspections and is related to the management of certificates of compliance or quality certificates that are necessary for certain materials or products.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A material or product has been flagged to require a specific type of certificate for quality assurance.
  The system detects that the required certificate type is missing for subsequent deliveries, which could be due to:
  The certificate not being created or recorded in the system.
  The certificate type not being properly configured in the material master or inspection plan.
  The delivery process is attempting to proceed without the necessary documentation.
  
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QA211 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Certificate Requirements:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check the quality management view to