How To Fix /SCMTMS/OM051 - Merge with successor stage not possible

/SCMTMS/OM051 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/OM -

• Message number: 051

• Message text: Merge with successor stage not possible

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/SCMTMS/OM051 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCMTMS/OM051 Merge with successor stage not possible typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when there is an attempt to merge two stages in a transportation process, but the system identifies that the merge cannot be completed due to certain conditions not being met.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Incompatible Stages: The stages you are trying to merge may not be compatible. For example, if one stage is a delivery stage and the other is a planning stage, the system may prevent the merge.
  
  
  Status Issues: The status of the stages involved may not allow for merging. For instance, if one of the stages is already completed or has a status that does not permit merging, the operation will fail.
  
  
  Dependencies: There may be dependencies or relationships between the stages that prevent them from being merged. For example, if there are subsequent stages