How To Fix /SCWM/ODATA_API004 - Use separate change sets for WO assignment and unassignment

/SCWM/ODATA_API004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/ODATA_API -

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Use separate change sets for WO assignment and unassignment

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/SCWM/ODATA_API004 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/ODATA_API004 Use separate change sets for WO assignment and unassignment typically occurs in the context of the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) system when using the OData API for handling work orders (WOs). This error indicates that the system requires separate change sets for assigning and unassigning work orders.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because the OData API is designed to handle work order assignments and unassignments in distinct operations. When a request attempts to perform both actions (assignment and unassignment) in a single change set, the system rejects it, leading to this error message.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to separate the operations into different change sets. Here’s how you can do that:
  
  
  Separate Change Sets: 
  
  Create one change set for assigning work orders.
  Create another change set for unassigning work orders.
  
  This means that if you are trying to assign a work order and unassign another in the same API