How To Fix /SCWM/STOCK_CONS023 - Product &1 with &2 &3 is unpacked; storage type &4 requires stock in HUs

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/STOCK_CONS -

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Product &1 with &2 &3 is unpacked; storage type &4 requires stock in HUs

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCWM/STOCK_CONS023 - Product &1 with &2 &3 is unpacked; storage type &4 requires stock in HUs ?

  The SAP error message /SCWM/STOCK_CONS023 indicates that a product is unpacked in a storage type that requires stock to be managed in Handling Units (HUs). This typically occurs in the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module of SAP when there is a mismatch between the handling unit management settings and the actual stock status of the product.
  
  Cause:
  
  Storage Type Configuration: The storage type is configured to require handling units, but the product is currently unpacked (not in a handling unit).
  Product Master Data: The product may not be set up correctly in the system to be managed in handling units.
  Warehouse Process: The process being executed (e.g., putaway, stock transfer) is attempting to move unpacked stock into a storage type that mandates handling units.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Storage Type Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration of the storage type in EWM and verify that it is set to require handling units.
  If the storage type should allow unpacked stock, consider