How To Fix WR162 - Enter valid value for affecting stocks

WR162 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WR - Messages for Revaluation at Retail

• Message number: 162

• Message text: Enter valid value for affecting stocks

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WR162 - Enter valid value for affecting stocks ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WR162 - Enter valid value for affecting stocks
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a transaction or process in SAP requires a valid stock-affecting quantity or value, but the entered data is missing, zero, or invalid. Typically, it happens during goods movements, inventory postings, or material document entries where the system expects a quantity or value that impacts stock levels, but the input does not meet the required criteria.
  Common scenarios include:  
  
  Entering zero or blank quantity in a goods movement (e.g., goods receipt, goods issue).  
  Posting a material document without specifying a valid stock quantity.  
  Using a movement type or transaction that requires stock impact but the quantity field is empty or invalid.  
  Incorrect or missing unit of measure or conversion factors leading to invalid stock quantity.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Quantity Fields:
  Ensure that the quantity fields related to stock movement are filled with a valid, non-zero number.
  
  
  Verify Unit of Measure:
  Confirm