How To Fix /SCWM/LM_CORE_APPL063 - External process step &1 is already assigned to labor activity &2

/SCWM/LM_CORE_APPL063 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/LM_CORE_APPL -

• Message number: 063

• Message text: External process step &1 is already assigned to labor activity &2

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/SCWM/LM_CORE_APPL063 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/LM_CORE_APPL063 indicates that an external process step is already assigned to a labor activity. This typically occurs in the context of warehouse management, particularly when using the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  An attempt is made to assign an external process step (like a task or activity) to a labor activity that is already in use or assigned to another task.
  There may be a conflict in the system where the same process step is being processed simultaneously by different labor activities.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Current Assignments:
  
  Review the labor activities currently assigned to the external process step. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction or using the appropriate reports in SAP EWM to see the status of labor activities.
  
  
  
  Release or Reassign:
  
  If the external process step is indeed assigned to another labor activity, you may