How To Fix QM688 - Activity terminated: Batch missing for material &1

QM688 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QM - Messages for quality notifications

• Message number: 688

• Message text: Activity terminated: Batch missing for material &1

What causes this issue?

At least for material &V1& of material list a batch is required but not
maintained.

System Response

The current action box activity has been terminated without changes.

How to fix this error?

Add a respective batch to all materials of the material list for which
batch maintenance is obligatory, before you perform the current action
box activity.
Call the action box activity to add or change material of the material
list to maintain the batch

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.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QM688 - Activity terminated: Batch missing for material &1 ?

  The SAP error message QM688, which states "Activity terminated: Batch missing for material &1," typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) processes when the system cannot find a batch for a specified material. This can happen during various operations, such as inspection lot processing, where a batch is required for the material being inspected.
  Causes:
  
  Batch Management Not Activated: The material in question may not have batch management activated, or the batch management settings may not be correctly configured.
  Missing Batch: There may be no batch available for the material in the specified plant/storage location.
  Incorrect Material Master Data: The material master data may not be set up correctly, leading to issues in batch determination.
  Batch Status: The batch may exist but could be in a status that prevents it from being used (e.g., blocked, expired).
  Plant/Storage Location Issues: The batch may not exist in the plant or storage location being referenced in the