How To Fix WH027 - Inconsistency: there are &2 active phy. inv. doc. items for material &1

WH027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WH - Messages for store physical inventory (DRS)

• Message number: 027

• Message text: Inconsistency: there are &2 active phy. inv. doc. items for material &1

What causes this issue?

Open and active inventory document items for the material &V1&
&V2& were determined by the system. It cannot decide which one of
these items should be updated.

System Response

The system cannot update this intermediate document item.

How to fix this error?

There is inconsistency in the database, please contact your system
administrator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WH027 - Inconsistency: there are &2 active phy. inv. doc. items for material &1 ?

  The SAP error message WH027 indicates an inconsistency in the physical inventory documents for a specific material. The message states that there are multiple active physical inventory document items for the same material, which should not be the case. This can occur due to various reasons, such as system errors, incorrect data entry, or issues during the physical inventory process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Active Documents: The primary cause of this error is that there are multiple active physical inventory documents for the same material, which violates the expected one-to-one relationship between a material and its physical inventory document.
  Incomplete Processing: If a physical inventory document was not properly completed or was left in an open state, it could lead to this inconsistency.
  Data Corruption: In some cases, data corruption or issues during system updates can lead to inconsistencies in the database.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WH027 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Active Physical Inventory Documents:
  
  Use transaction