How To Fix VLA088 - Goods Mvmt will only be possible for integer quantity due to serial nos!

VLA088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VLA - General Output Class for Delivery

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Goods Mvmt will only be possible for integer quantity due to serial nos!

What causes this issue?

For material &V1& in item &V2&, serial number profile &V3& is
maintained. This profile has the usage value 'mandatory' (03) defined
for procedure 'Maintain goods receipt and issue doc.' (MMSL). For these
cases, the transactions for posting goods movement will generate an
error if the posted quantity is not an integer value.

System Response

If this message appears as a warning, the system accepts the entered
quantity, but it will not be possible to post the goods movement later
for this quantity, if the settings for serial number profile &V3& remain
as they are.
If this message appears as an error, you must change the quantity to an
integer value.

How to fix this error?

Either change the quantity or the settings for profile &V3&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VLA088 - Goods Mvmt will only be possible for integer quantity due to serial nos! ?

  The SAP error message VLA088 indicates that there is an issue with the quantity of goods movement related to serial numbers. Specifically, it means that the system is configured to only allow integer quantities for items that are managed with serial numbers. This is a common scenario in inventory management where items are tracked individually by their serial numbers.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Integer Quantity: The most common cause of this error is that the quantity being entered for the goods movement is a decimal or fractional value, which is not allowed for items that are managed by serial numbers.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to require integer quantities for items that are serialized, and any attempt to enter a non-integer quantity will trigger this error.
  Item Master Data: The material master data for the item may be set up in a way that requires integer quantities for serial number management.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Quantity: Ensure that the