How To Fix VL382 - Proportion/product unit of measure & invalid for item &

VL382 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VL -

• Message number: 382

• Message text: Proportion/product unit of measure & invalid for item &

What causes this issue?

You want to use a <DS:DE.LRMEI_WS>proportion / product unit</> for an
item.
You are not allowed to change the unit of measure into a proportion /
product unit if:
The following exist for a sales document item:
Preceding documents
Subsequent documents
You are processing a scheduling agreement for the component supply
industry
You change the target unit of measure in a scheduling agreement item
(and the sales unit is not a proportion / product unit)
You are processing a customer requirements plan
The following exist for a delivery item:
Preceding documents
Subsequent documents
Batch split items
You are processing a batch split item

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Use a different unit of measure.
If you want to change the target unit of measure into a proportion /
product unit in a scheduling agreement item, you need to change the
sales unit accordingly. The system then sets the target unit of measure
to the same as the sales unit.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VL382 - Details

• The SAP error message VL382 indicates that there is an issue with the unit of measure (UoM) for a specific item in a delivery or shipping document. This error typically arises when the system encounters a discrepancy between the expected unit of measure and the actual unit of measure defined for the item in question.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Unit of Measure Configuration: The unit of measure for the item may not be correctly defined in the material master or may not match the expected unit of measure in the delivery document.
  Proportion Issues: If the item is set up with a proportion (e.g., a base unit of measure and a sales unit of measure), there may be a mismatch in how these are defined or used in the delivery.
  Item Master Data: The item master data may not be properly maintained, leading to inconsistencies in how units of measure are handled.
  Delivery Document Settings: The delivery