How To Fix WS_MASS013 - Number of messages with unexpected status (&) within tolerance (&)

WS_MASS013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_MASS - Settlement Management: Messages for Mass Processing

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Number of messages with unexpected status (&) within tolerance (&)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS_MASS013 - Number of messages with unexpected status (&) within tolerance (&) ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS_MASS013 Number of messages with unexpected status (&) within tolerance (&)
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This message typically appears during the processing of mass IDoc (Intermediate Document) processing or mass message processing in SAP, especially in scenarios involving ALE (Application Link Enabling) or EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
  
  The system processes a batch of messages (IDocs or ALE messages).
  Each message has a status indicating its processing state (e.g., success, error, in process).
  The message WS_MASS013 indicates that the number of messages with an unexpected status (e.g., error or warning) is within a predefined tolerance limit.
  The two placeholders (&) represent:
  The number of messages with unexpected status.
  The tolerance limit allowed.
  
  
  
  In other words, some messages did not have the expected status (usually "success"), but the number of such messages is still within the acceptable tolerance limit configured in the system.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During mass processing of IDocs or