How To Fix WRF_PPW883 - Decimal places are not permitted in absolute planned quantity changes

WRF_PPW883 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_PPW - Price Planning Workbench

• Message number: 883

• Message text: Decimal places are not permitted in absolute planned quantity changes

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_PPW883 - Decimal places are not permitted in absolute planned quantity changes ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_PPW883 – Decimal places are not permitted in absolute planned quantity changes
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to enter a planned quantity change in an absolute value format that includes decimal places, but the system or the configuration does not allow decimal places for this particular planned quantity field.
  In SAP Production Planning (PP) or Material Requirements Planning (MRP), planned quantity changes can be entered either as absolute values or percentages. When entering absolute planned quantity changes, the system expects whole numbers (integers) without decimal places. If decimal places are included, the system throws this error.
  This typically happens in:
  
  Planned order quantity changes
  Production order quantity changes
  Capacity planning quantity changes
  
  The root cause is often related to the unit of measure (UoM) settings or the configuration of the quantity fields that do not support decimal places.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Unit of Measure (UoM):  
  
  Verify the base unit of measure for the material in