How To Fix /SAPCEM/DISPO042 - Document category "shipping document" not allowed for equipment &

/SAPCEM/DISPO042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPCEM/DISPO -

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Document category "shipping document" not allowed for equipment &

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/SAPCEM/DISPO042 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPCEM/DISPO042 Document category "shipping document" not allowed for equipment & typically occurs in the context of SAP's Customer Equipment Management (CEM) module, which is used for managing customer equipment and related documents.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that there is an attempt to associate a shipping document with a piece of equipment that is not configured to allow such documents. The specific reasons for this error can include:
  
  Configuration Settings: The document category for shipping documents may not be allowed for the specific equipment type or category in the system configuration.
  Equipment Master Data: The equipment in question may not have the necessary settings or attributes that permit the association of shipping documents.
  Document Type Restrictions: There may be restrictions in place that prevent certain document types from being linked to specific equipment categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Equipment Configuration:
  
  Go to the equipment master data and