How To Fix WG146 - Only CHANGE, CANCEL or CREATE can be used for items!

WG146 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WG - Messages for store order and investment buy

• Message number: 146

• Message text: Only CHANGE, CANCEL or CREATE can be used for items!

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WG146 - Only CHANGE, CANCEL or CREATE can be used for items! ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WG146: "Only CHANGE, CANCEL or CREATE can be used for items!"
  
  Error Message: WG146 - Only CHANGE, CANCEL or CREATE can be used for items!
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to perform an operation on a goods movement item that is not allowed. Specifically, the system expects the item to be processed with one of the following movement indicators:
  
  CHANGE (modify an existing item)
  CANCEL (cancel an existing item)
  CREATE (create a new item)
  
  If you use any other indicator or operation type for the item, the system throws this error.
  This typically happens in the context of goods movements (e.g., transfer postings, goods receipts, goods issues) when the item processing method is incorrectly specified or when the program logic tries to process an item with an invalid indicator.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During posting of goods movements (e.g., in transaction codes like MIGO, MB1A, MB1B, MB1C).
  When custom