How To Fix VK286 - The quantity must be greater than &

VK286 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VK - Pflege und Bearbeitung von Konditionen

• Message number: 286

• Message text: The quantity must be greater than &

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VK286 - Details

• The SAP error message VK286 ("The quantity must be greater than &") typically occurs in the context of pricing or sales order processing when the system expects a quantity to be greater than a specified value, but the entered quantity does not meet this requirement. This error can arise in various scenarios, such as during the creation of sales orders, quotations, or when processing pricing conditions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Minimum Quantity Requirement: The error is often triggered by a minimum quantity requirement set in the pricing conditions or in the material master data. This means that the system expects a minimum quantity to be entered for the transaction to be valid.
  Condition Records: There may be condition records in the pricing procedure that specify a minimum quantity for certain pricing conditions.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings in the pricing procedure may enforce minimum quantity rules that are not being met by the entered quantity.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Minimum Quantity: