How To Fix /SCWM/WAVE098 - Document category of delivery &1 does not match the one in the wave

/SCWM/WAVE098 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/WAVE -

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Document category of delivery &1 does not match the one in the wave

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/SCWM/WAVE098 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/WAVE098 indicates that there is a mismatch between the document category of a delivery and the expected document category defined in the wave. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) when trying to process deliveries that are part of a wave.
  
  Cause:
  
  Document Category Mismatch: The delivery document category (e.g., outbound delivery, inbound delivery) does not match the document category that was specified in the wave.
  Wave Configuration: The wave may have been configured to only include certain types of deliveries, and the delivery you are trying to process does not meet those criteria.
  Data Entry Errors: There may have been an error in data entry when creating the delivery or the wave, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Wave Configuration: Review the configuration of the wave to ensure that it is set up to include the document category of the delivery you are trying to process.