How To Fix /SCWM/CWQUAN008 - Input not allowed, since product is not a catch weight product

/SCWM/CWQUAN008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/CWQUAN -

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Input not allowed, since product is not a catch weight product

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCWM/CWQUAN008 - Input not allowed, since product is not a catch weight product ?

  The SAP error message /SCWM/CWQUAN008 Input not allowed, since product is not a catch weight product typically occurs in the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module when you are trying to perform an operation that requires a catch weight product, but the product in question is not defined as such in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Product Configuration: The product you are trying to work with is not set up as a catch weight product in the material master. Catch weight products are those that have variable weights and are managed differently than standard products.
  Transaction Context: You may be trying to perform a transaction (like goods receipt, goods issue, or inventory counting) that requires catch weight handling, but the product is not configured to handle catch weight.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Product Configuration:
  
  Go to the material master record for the product in question (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "Sales" views to see if the product is