How To Fix /SCWM/SERIAL056 - The serial number lower limit is greater than the upper limit

/SCWM/SERIAL056 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/SERIAL -

• Message number: 056

• Message text: The serial number lower limit is greater than the upper limit

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/SCWM/SERIAL056 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/SERIAL056 indicates that there is an issue with the serial number range defined for a particular product or item in the system. Specifically, the error states that the lower limit of the serial number range is greater than the upper limit, which is logically incorrect and prevents the system from processing the serial numbers correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Serial Number Configuration: The serial number range for the item may have been incorrectly configured in the system, leading to a situation where the starting serial number (lower limit) is set higher than the ending serial number (upper limit).
  Data Entry Error: During the creation or modification of serial number ranges, a user may have inadvertently entered the values in the wrong order.
  System Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been inconsistencies or errors in the serial number data that were not caught during the migration process.
  
  
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