How To Fix /SCMTMS/PLN_OPT_EXP703 - FO has relevant inbound stop without preceding relevant outbound stop

/SCMTMS/PLN_OPT_EXP703 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/PLN_OPT_EXP -

• Message number: 703

• Message text: FO has relevant inbound stop without preceding relevant outbound stop

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/SCMTMS/PLN_OPT_EXP703 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCMTMS/PLN_OPT_EXP703 indicates that there is an issue with the planning of transportation in the SAP Transportation Management System (TMS). Specifically, the error states that there is a relevant inbound stop (a delivery or shipment arriving at a location) that does not have a corresponding relevant outbound stop (a shipment leaving from that location). This can occur in scenarios where the system expects a sequence of transportation activities that are not properly defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Outbound Shipment: The most common cause is that there is an inbound delivery or shipment that is expected to arrive at a location, but there is no outbound shipment planned to leave from that same location.
  Incorrect Planning Data: There may be incorrect or incomplete planning data in the system, leading to mismatches in expected transportation flows.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration issues in the transportation management settings that affect how inbound and outbound shipments