How To Fix /SCWM/VAS056 - Completed quantity of item &1 (activity &2) larger than planned quantity

/SCWM/VAS056 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/VAS -

• Message number: 056

• Message text: Completed quantity of item &1 (activity &2) larger than planned quantity

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/SCWM/VAS056 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/VAS056 indicates that the completed quantity of an item for a specific value-added service (VAS) activity is larger than the planned quantity. This typically occurs in the context of warehouse management and value-added services in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).
  
  Cause:
  
  Over-Completion: The most common cause of this error is that the system is trying to record a completed quantity that exceeds the originally planned quantity for that specific VAS activity.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in entering the completed quantity during the processing of the VAS activity.
  System Configuration: There could be issues with the configuration of the VAS process, such as incorrect settings for the planned quantities.
  Batch Processing: If multiple items are processed in a batch, discrepancies in planned versus actual quantities can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Verify Planned Quantity: Check the planned quantity for the VAS activity in question. Ensure that the planned quantity