How To Fix VHUAP243 - The HU quantity exceeds the quantity of the delivery item

VHUAP243 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VHUAP - Messages for Packing Transaction Applications (FGrp VHUDIAL)

• Message number: 243

• Message text: The HU quantity exceeds the quantity of the delivery item

What causes this issue?

The material quantity of the HU assigned to the delivery is larger than
the material quantity of the delivery item.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

Under certain conditions, it is possible to add items to the delivery.
In the case of JIT and in connection with storage locations that are
managed with Full-WM, however, this is generally not possible.

How to fix this error?

You have the following options:
Assign a different HU with a material quantity that is less than or
equal to the material quantity of the delivery item to the delivery.
Increase the delivery item quantity and repeat the assignment.
Call transaction VL10HU and activate the indicator Increase Delivery
Quantity in the user role Deliver Handling Units (VLHU). In doing so,
the material quantity can be automatically increased for the delivery
item.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VHUAP243 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VHUAP243: "The HU quantity exceeds the quantity of the delivery item":
  
  Error Message:
  VHUAP243
  The HU quantity exceeds the quantity of the delivery item.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during handling unit (HU) processing in delivery documents (e.g., outbound deliveries) when the quantity assigned to a Handling Unit exceeds the quantity specified for the delivery item.
  
  Handling Unit (HU): A physical unit (like a box, pallet) that contains a certain quantity of goods.
  Delivery Item Quantity: The quantity of goods specified in the delivery document for a particular item.
  
  The system checks that the total quantity packed into HUs does not exceed the quantity of the delivery item. If you try to pack more goods into HUs than the delivery item quantity, this error is triggered.
  Typical scenarios causing this error:
  
  Manually entering or scanning a quantity for an HU that is greater than the delivery item quantity.
  Incorrect packing or duplication