How To Fix WRF_APC363 - PL item &1 &2 may contain some quantities for inconsistent assortments

WRF_APC363 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC - Messages for Operational Assortment Planning and Control

• Message number: 363

• Message text: PL item &1 &2 may contain some quantities for inconsistent assortments

What causes this issue?

Purchasing list item &V1& &V2& may contain planned/assigned quantities
for some invalid assortments. This situation could occur if some
quantities were defined for assortments or distribution centers that
were deleted or are no longer assigned to the current hierarchy
ID/node/assortment type.

System Response

Purchasing list item &V1& &V2& may be inconsistent and cannot be
released.

How to fix this error?

Run transaction WRFAPC30 to delete all entries for these inconsistent
assortments.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC363 - PL item &1 &2 may contain some quantities for inconsistent assortments ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC363 PL item &1 &2 may contain some quantities for inconsistent assortments
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) or Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), specifically when dealing with process orders or production lots that involve assortments.
  
  The message indicates that a production lot (PL) item (identified by placeholders &1 and &2, typically the production order number and item number) contains quantities assigned to assortments that are inconsistent or conflicting.
  In SAP APO or PP/DS, an assortment is a grouping of products or components that are planned or produced together.
  The inconsistency arises when the system detects that the quantities for the production lot item are split or assigned to assortments that do not logically or technically fit together, violating the rules of assortment consistency.
  This can happen due to incorrect master data, incorrect assignment of