How To Fix QS374 - Inspection method short text table is empty (error during ALE transfer)

QS374 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QS - QM: Master data

• Message number: 374

• Message text: Inspection method short text table is empty (error during ALE transfer)

What causes this issue?

The system has determined that there are no entries in the inspection
method short text table. This is not supported.
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This error could occur, for example, during ALE distributions.

System Response

The system cannot post the IDocs.

How to fix this error?

Check the inspection method short text table in your source system and,
if necessary, correct your data. Then, distribute your data again using
ALE.
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If you have correctly maintained the data in the source system and this
message appears, the error could have occured when the data was
transported. In this case, inform your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QS374 - Inspection method short text table is empty (error during ALE transfer) ?

  The SAP error message QS374 indicates that there is an issue with the inspection method short text table being empty during an Application Link Enabling (ALE) transfer. This typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) in SAP, where inspection methods are used to define how quality inspections are to be performed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The inspection method short text table (usually TQ80 or similar) is empty, meaning that there are no entries for the inspection methods that are being transferred.
  
  Configuration Issues: The ALE configuration may not be set up correctly, leading to the transfer of data that does not exist in the source system.
  Transport Issues: If the inspection methods were supposed to be transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production), there may have been an issue during the transport process.
  Authorization Issues: The user performing the transfer may not have the necessary authorizations to access the inspection