How To Fix /SCWM/SERIAL017 - Serial number &1 is already assigned to another delivery

/SCWM/SERIAL017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/SERIAL -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Serial number &1 is already assigned to another delivery

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/SCWM/SERIAL017 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/SERIAL017 indicates that a serial number you are trying to assign to a delivery is already assigned to another delivery. This is a common issue in systems that manage serialized inventory, such as SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The serial number you are trying to use has already been assigned to a different delivery or document in the system.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may have been a mistake in data entry, leading to the attempt to assign a serial number that is already in use.
  System Configuration: The system may not be configured to allow the reuse of serial numbers across different deliveries, depending on business rules.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Serial Number Assignment:
  
  Use transaction codes like /SCWM/PRDI or /SCWM/PRDI to check the current assignments of the serial number in question.
  Identify the delivery or document to which the serial number is currently assigned.
  
  
  
  Reassign Serial Number:
  
  If the serial number is incorrectly assigned,