How To Fix QE163 - Enter at least one criterion for the inspection lot selection

QE163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QE - RM-QSS Fehlertexte zur Ergebniserfassung

• Message number: 163

• Message text: Enter at least one criterion for the inspection lot selection

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QE163 - Enter at least one criterion for the inspection lot selection ?

  The SAP error message QE163 ("Enter at least one criterion for the inspection lot selection") typically occurs in the Quality Management (QM) module when you are trying to select inspection lots for processing, but you have not provided any selection criteria. This can happen in various transactions related to inspection lot management, such as when you are trying to display or process inspection lots.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the absence of any selection criteria in the inspection lot selection screen. SAP requires at least one criterion to filter and retrieve the relevant inspection lots. Without this information, the system cannot determine which inspection lots to display or process.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to provide at least one selection criterion in the inspection lot selection screen. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Open the Inspection Lot Selection Screen: Navigate to the transaction where you encountered the error (e.g., QA32 for