How To Fix /SCWM/PICK_PAPER_MSG021 - The task contains serial-number-managed products.

/SCWM/PICK_PAPER_MSG021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/PICK_PAPER_MSG -

• Message number: 021

• Message text: The task contains serial-number-managed products.

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/SCWM/PICK_PAPER_MSG021 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/PICK_PAPER_MSG021 indicates that the task you are trying to process contains products that are managed by serial numbers. This error typically arises in the context of warehouse management and logistics execution in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You attempt to process a picking task that includes items that require serial number management.
  The system expects that serial numbers must be handled explicitly, but the task does not provide the necessary serial number information.
  The task may not be configured to handle serial-number-managed products correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Task Details: Review the details of the picking task to ensure that it includes the necessary serial number information for the products involved. You may need to specify the serial numbers explicitly.
  
  
  Serial Number Assignment: Ensure that the serial numbers are assigned to the products in the system. If they are not assigned, you