How To Fix QA214 - Inspection type & has already been assigned

QA214 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QA - QM : Inspection lots

• Message number: 214

• Message text: Inspection type & has already been assigned

What causes this issue?

This inspection type was already assigned to the material in this plant.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QA214 - Details

• The SAP error message QA214 indicates that the inspection type you are trying to assign to a material or a batch has already been assigned. This typically occurs in the Quality Management (QM) module when you attempt to assign an inspection type to a material that already has that inspection type assigned.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The inspection type is already linked to the material or batch in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the Quality Management settings that allows for the same inspection type to be assigned multiple times.
  Incorrect Data Entry: The user may have mistakenly tried to assign the same inspection type again without realizing it is already assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments: 
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check the Quality Management view to see if the inspection type is already assigned.
  You can also use transaction code QA03 to check existing inspection lots and