How To Fix VV017 - Select plants to be checked

VV017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VV - Requirements and availability

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Select plants to be checked

What causes this issue?

You have called the plant-independent availability check without
selecting any plants.

System Response

The system ends all processing and returns you to the control screen.

How to fix this error?

Please mark in the <LS>Plant selection</> dialog box those plants which
are to be checked for availability.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VV017 - Select plants to be checked ?

  The SAP error message VV017: Select plants to be checked typically occurs in the context of material management or inventory management processes, particularly when dealing with the creation or processing of purchase orders, stock transfers, or other logistics-related transactions. This error indicates that the system requires you to specify one or more plants for the operation you are trying to perform.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are trying to execute a transaction that requires plant-specific data, but no plants have been selected or specified.
  The system is unable to determine which plants to consider for the operation, leading to ambiguity in processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Select Plants:
  
  Go back to the transaction screen where the error occurred.
  Look for a field or option to select or specify the plants. This may be a dropdown menu or a selection box.
  Ensure that you select at least one plant that is relevant to