How To Fix /SCWM/CORE253 - Description cannot be set for screening method &1; delete description

/SCWM/CORE253 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/CORE -

• Message number: 253

• Message text: Description cannot be set for screening method &1; delete description

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/SCWM/CORE253 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/CORE253 indicates that there is an issue with the description of a screening method in the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module. This error typically arises when the system detects that a description has been set for a screening method that should not have one, or when the description is not valid.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Description: The description for the specified screening method is either not allowed or not properly defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the screening method settings, leading to the inability to set a description.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be inconsistencies in the data related to the screening method, such as missing or incorrect entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Screening Method:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the screening method in SAP EWM.
  Verify if the screening method is supposed to have a description. If it is not