How To Fix /SCWM/SERIAL019 - Specification of serial numbers is only allowed for serialized products

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/SERIAL -

• Message number: 019

• Message text: Specification of serial numbers is only allowed for serialized products

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCWM/SERIAL019 - Specification of serial numbers is only allowed for serialized products ?

  The SAP error message /SCWM/SERIAL019 indicates that you are trying to specify serial numbers for a product that is not defined as a serialized product in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of warehouse management and inventory processes where serial number tracking is required.
  
  Cause:
  
  Product Configuration: The product you are trying to process is not configured as a serialized product in the material master. In SAP, only materials that are marked as serialized can have serial numbers assigned to them.
  Incorrect Transaction: You may be using a transaction or process that requires serial number input for a material that does not support it.
  Master Data Issues: There may be inconsistencies or missing data in the material master record related to serial number management.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Settings:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03).
  Check the "Basic Data" and "Sales" views to ensure that the material is marked as a serialized