How To Fix WL639 - Work item & is already late when being created (deadline status: &)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 639

• Message text: Work item & is already late when being created (deadline status: &)

What causes this issue?

The work item with the ID &v1& is late being created. This can happen
within the inheritance of deadline monitoring when the superior work
item inheriting the deadline is already late.
Only a deadline status which refers to the end deadline is inherited.
The start deadlines are never inherited due to the fact that they are
always fulfilled as soon as work items for a workflow or a work list
are created.
The deadline status of the created work item is already &v2& after the
inheritance.

System Response

This message was only logged as a warning. The relevant work item was
created and can be processed without further restrictions.

How to fix this error?

The relevant work item should be executed as soon as possible.

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