How To Fix /SAPAPO/MAT453 - The Gross weight is smaller than the Net weight

/SAPAPO/MAT453 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MAT -

• Message number: 453

• Message text: The Gross weight is smaller than the Net weight

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MAT453 - The Gross weight is smaller than the Net weight ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MAT453 indicates that there is a discrepancy between the gross weight and net weight of a material in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. Specifically, this error occurs when the gross weight (which includes the weight of the packaging) is smaller than the net weight (which is the weight of the product itself without packaging). This situation is logically incorrect, as the gross weight should always be equal to or greater than the net weight.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Entry Error: The most common cause of this error is incorrect data entry when defining the material master data. The gross weight may have been entered incorrectly as a value smaller than the net weight.
  Master Data Issues: There may be issues with the material master data, such as incorrect weight specifications or missing values.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been errors in