How To Fix WE222 - The last & figures of fresh produce EANs will be replaced with zeros

WE222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 222

• Message text: The last & figures of fresh produce EANs will be replaced with zeros

What causes this issue?

The last seven digits in a fresh produce EAN depend on the weight,
price, or number of pieces of the material. For this reason, they
cannot be stored in the material master record.
Note:
The material master record relates to all specific instances of a
material, for example, candy wrappings of variable weight.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WE222 - The last & figures of fresh produce EANs will be replaced with zeros ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WE222:
  
  SAP Error Message: WE222
  Message Text:
  The last & figures of fresh produce EANs will be replaced with zeros.
  
  Cause
  This message typically occurs during the processing of IDocs related to fresh produce EANs (European Article Numbers). The system detects that the last digits of the EAN (barcode) are not valid or do not conform to the expected format or checksum rules. To ensure data consistency and avoid errors in downstream processing, SAP replaces the last digits with zeros.
  This behavior is often related to:
  
  EAN length or format issues: The EAN provided might be shorter or longer than expected.
  Checksum validation failure: The last digits of the EAN do not pass the checksum validation.
  Data source inconsistencies: The source system or data entry might have incorrect or incomplete EANs.
  Specific handling for fresh produce: Fresh produce EANs sometimes have special encoding or variable length, which can cause standard