How To Fix WL626 - Requested start & & greater than inherited start time & &

WL626 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WL - Workflow: run-time messages

• Message number: 626

• Message text: Requested start & & greater than inherited start time & &

What causes this issue?

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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?

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WL626 - Details

• The SAP error message WL626 ("Requested start & & greater than inherited start time & &") typically occurs in the context of SAP's Production Planning (PP) or Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) modules. This error indicates that there is a conflict between the requested start time of a process or operation and the inherited start time from a predecessor operation or task.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A task or operation is scheduled to start at a time that is later than the time inherited from a preceding task or operation. 
  This can happen due to incorrect scheduling parameters, dependencies not being respected, or changes in the production plan that have not been properly updated in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Scheduling Parameters: Review the scheduling parameters for the operation in question. Ensure that the requested start time is logically consistent with the end time of any