How To Fix /SCWM/DELIVERY_CONF041 - Incorrect document category; document category &1 expected

/SCWM/DELIVERY_CONF041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/DELIVERY_CONF -

• Message number: 041

• Message text: Incorrect document category; document category &1 expected

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/SCWM/DELIVERY_CONF041 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/DELIVERY_CONF041 indicates that there is an issue with the document category in the context of delivery confirmation in the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module. The message states that an incorrect document category was encountered, and it specifies the expected document category.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being processed does not match the expected document type for the operation being performed. For example, if the system expects a delivery document but receives a different type of document.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the EWM settings, particularly in the document category settings. This could involve settings in the Customizing (SPRO) related to delivery processing.
  
  
  Data Integrity Issues: The data being processed may have inconsistencies or errors, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant tables.
  
  
  User Error: The user may have selected the wrong document type or