How To Fix VW807 - The total weight cannot be calculated due to field overflow

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VW - Shipment Processing Output

• Message number: 807

• Message text: The total weight cannot be calculated due to field overflow

What causes this issue?

When calculating the total weight of the shipment, a field overflow
occurred.
The overflow occurred when the weight of delivery &V1& or the tare of
the shipping element for the shipment was added.

System Response

You cannot create or process the shipment.
No follow-on activities (for example, creating shipment costs) are
possible.
You can only display existing shipments.

How to fix this error?

Display the shipment and check the weights of the relevant deliveries.
Change the weights in the deliveries where required.

If you want to recreate a shipment in which you want to include delivery
quantities with a large total weight, you should either select a
suitable shipment type, or adjust the unit of measure for the weight in
Customizing for the shipment type accordingly.

Procedure for System Administrators

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