How To Fix /SCMTMS/VSS_OL005 - &1 documents excluded due to lifecycle status "Cancelled" or "Completed"

/SCMTMS/VSS_OL005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/VSS_OL -

• Message number: 005

• Message text: &1 documents excluded due to lifecycle status "Cancelled" or "Completed"

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/VSS_OL005 - &1 documents excluded due to lifecycle status "Cancelled" or "Completed" ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/VSS_OL005 indicates that certain documents have been excluded from processing due to their lifecycle status being either "Cancelled" or "Completed." This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when trying to process or analyze documents that are no longer active or relevant.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Document Status: The primary cause of this error is that the documents in question have a lifecycle status that indicates they are no longer valid for processing. This could be due to:
  
  The document has been cancelled by a user or system process.
  The document has been completed, meaning all necessary actions have been finalized, and no further processing is required.
  
  
  
  Data Integrity: The system is designed to prevent actions on documents that are not in an active state to maintain data integrity and ensure that only relevant documents are processed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Document Status: Check the status of the documents that are being excluded. You