How To Fix VL724 - No handling units (packaging) exist

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VL -

• Message number: 724

• Message text: No handling units (packaging) exist

What causes this issue?

This delivery group (shipment/delivery) contains no handling units with
packaging material category <LS>Packaging</> or <LS>Auxilary packaging
materials</>, which are necessary for document output.

System Response

No output (printed or faxed) occurs for the document. Output processing
status shows an error.

How to fix this error?

Pack the materials in the delivery group (shipment/delivery) using
packing materials with a packing material type that has a packaging
material category of either <LS>Packaging</> or <LS>Auxilary packaging
material</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VL724 - No handling units (packaging) exist ?

  The SAP error message VL724 ("No handling units (packaging) exist") typically occurs in the context of logistics and warehouse management when you are trying to process a delivery or perform an operation that requires handling units (HUs), but the system cannot find any associated handling units for the specified delivery or item.
  Causes:
  
  No Handling Units Created: The most common cause is that no handling units have been created for the delivery or the items being processed.
  Incorrect Delivery Document: The delivery document you are trying to process may not have any handling units assigned to it.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be configuration issues in the handling unit management settings in SAP.
  Data Inconsistencies: There could be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the database.
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or create handling units.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Create Handling Units: If no handling units exist, you need to