How To Fix VBOB_MM_OB047 - Only one original batch allowed for each order item

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VBOB_MM_OB - Original Batch

• Message number: 047

• Message text: Only one original batch allowed for each order item

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VBOB_MM_OB047 - Only one original batch allowed for each order item ?

  The SAP error message VBOB_MM_OB047 indicates that there is an issue with batch management in the context of inventory management or production orders. Specifically, it means that only one original batch is allowed for each order item, and the system has detected that there are multiple original batches assigned to the same order item.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Multiple Original Batches: The primary cause of this error is that the system has detected more than one original batch assigned to a single order item. This can happen if:
  
  The order item has been assigned multiple batches during the goods movement or production process.
  There is a configuration issue in the batch management settings.
  The user is trying to process a transaction that requires a single original batch but has inadvertently selected multiple batches.
  
  
  
  Batch Management Configuration: The configuration settings for batch management in the material master or the order type may not be set up correctly, leading to this