Batch & for material & had vendor batch &

Message type: E = Error

Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

Message number: 171

Message text: Batch & for material & had vendor batch &



What causes this issue?

In the batch master record, batch &V1& of material &V2& already has
vendor batch &V3&.
However, when the PO was placed, a different vendor batch was assigned
to the batch.


System Response

Depending on the system configuration, this message is either a warning
or an error message.


How to fix this error?

<ZH>Error message:</>
The vendor batch in the batch master record and the vendor batch in the
purchase order must be the same. Terminate current processing and
change the vendor batch as follows:
Change the vendor batch in the batch master record.
Change the vendor batch in the purchase order by changing the batch on
the detail screen of the PO item.
<ZH>Warning message:</>
If you still post the item with the vendor batch, the system overwrites
the vendor batch in the batch master record with the new vendor batch.

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