How To Fix WH050 - The physical inventory document has & figures with leading zeros

WH050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 050

• Message text: The physical inventory document has & figures with leading zeros

What causes this issue?

In simulating the counting data entry, you can specify any values
for the intermediate document number to test the input interface. If
you want to display the document, then you need however to specify
the inventory document number in the correct format, i.e.
ten-character and with leading zeros, since otherwise the physical
inventory document cannot be read.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WH050 - The physical inventory document has & figures with leading zeros ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WH050 - The physical inventory document has & figures with leading zeros
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during physical inventory processing in SAP when the system detects that the physical inventory document contains quantity figures with leading zeros. Leading zeros in numeric fields can cause inconsistencies or errors in data processing because the system expects numeric values without unnecessary leading zeros.
  For example, a quantity like 000123 instead of 123 can trigger this error.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Physical inventory documents store quantities of stock counted during inventory.
  If the quantity fields contain leading zeros, SAP flags this as an error because it may indicate incorrect data entry or data corruption.
  This can happen due to manual entry errors, data migration issues, or interface problems where numeric fields are padded with zeros.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Physical Inventory Document:
  
  Review the physical inventory document in transaction MI04 (Enter Count) or MI07 (Post Differences).
  Look for quantity fields that have leading zeros.
  
  
  
  Correct the Quantity Values:
  
  Remove