How To Fix WE016 - Number of reset entries: &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WE - Messages for EAN Customizing and for EAN management in MM_BD

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Number of reset entries: &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WE016 - Number of reset entries: & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WE016 - Number of reset entries: &
  
  
  Cause:
  The message WE016 typically appears during IDoc processing and indicates that some IDoc status records have been reset. This usually happens when IDocs are reprocessed or when the system resets the status of IDocs to allow reprocessing.
  
  The placeholder "&" in the message is replaced by the actual number of IDoc status entries that were reset.
  This message is informational and not an error per se; it informs the user that a certain number of IDoc status entries have been reset.
  The reset can occur due to manual intervention (e.g., via transaction WE02, WE19, or BD87) or automatically by a program that resets IDoc statuses to enable reprocessing.
  
  
  When does this happen?
  
  When IDocs are in error status and you want to reprocess them, you might reset their status from error to ready for processing.
  During mass reprocessing or cleanup activities.
  When a user or program resets the status