How To Fix QECOPY050 - Documentation required, closing not possible for charac &1 of lot &2

QECOPY050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QECOPY - QM Data Transfer to an Inspection Lot

• Message number: 050

• Message text: Documentation required, closing not possible for charac &1 of lot &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QECOPY050 - Documentation required, closing not possible for charac &1 of lot &2 ?

  The SAP error message QECOPY050 indicates that documentation is required for a specific characteristic of a lot, and therefore, the closing of that lot is not possible. This error typically arises in the context of Quality Management (QM) in SAP, particularly when dealing with inspection lots and characteristics that require documentation.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A characteristic of an inspection lot has been marked as requiring documentation.
  The necessary documentation has not been provided or is incomplete.
  The system is configured to enforce documentation requirements for certain characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Inspection Lot:
  
  Go to the inspection lot in question (transaction code QA32 or QA03).
  Review the characteristics associated with the lot.
  
  
  
  Review Characteristic Requirements:
  
  Identify the characteristic (denoted as &1 in the error message) that is causing the issue.
  Check if it is marked as requiring documentation.
  
  
  
  Provide Required Documentation:
  
  If documentation is missing, provide the necessary documentation for the characteristic.
  This can typically be