How To Fix VO046 - Delivery &1 in shipment &2 is not an outbound delivery

VO046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VO - W&S: Rough workload forecast + picking wave

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Delivery &1 in shipment &2 is not an outbound delivery

&SYSTEM_RESPONSE
This shipment cannot be used to create wave picks.

How to fix this error?

Use a shipment that contains only outbound deliveries.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VO046 - Delivery &1 in shipment &2 is not an outbound delivery ?

  The SAP error message:
  VO046: Delivery &1 in shipment &2 is not an outbound delivery
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to assign or process a delivery document in a shipment, but the delivery document referenced (&1) is not recognized by the system as an outbound delivery. In SAP, shipments are linked to outbound deliveries, and if the delivery document is of a different type (e.g., inbound delivery, stock transport order delivery, or a document not yet flagged as outbound), the system will raise this error.
  Common causes include:
  
  The delivery document number entered is incorrect or belongs to a different delivery type.
  The delivery document has not been created or confirmed as an outbound delivery.
  The delivery document is incomplete or not yet released for shipment.
  The shipment document (&2) expects only outbound deliveries, but the delivery document is of another category.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify Delivery Document Type:
  
  Check the delivery document (&1) in transaction VL03N or VL02N.
  Confirm that it