How To Fix W4052 - &: & physical inventory indicator is set for inspection stock

W4052 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 052

• Message text: &: & physical inventory indicator is set for inspection stock

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE W4 OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4052 - &: & physical inventory indicator is set for inspection stock ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W4052 & : & physical inventory indicator is set for inspection stock
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when you try to post or process a physical inventory document or related transaction for a material that has its physical inventory indicator set to "inspection stock" (also known as quality inspection stock). In SAP, inspection stock is a special stock type used in Quality Management (QM) to hold materials that are under quality inspection and not yet released for unrestricted use.
  The system is alerting you that the physical inventory document or transaction involves stock that is currently flagged as inspection stock, which may require special handling or is not typically counted in the same way as unrestricted stock.
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The material master has a physical inventory indicator set for inspection stock.
  The stock in question is in inspection stock (Q stock).
  Physical inventory procedures