Enter a date of production

Message type: E = Error

Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

Message number: 217

Message text: Enter a date of production



What causes this issue?

The check of shelf life expiration date is active for this movement
type in the given plant. Since a minimum remaining shelf life has been
defined for the material in the material master record or in the
purchase order, you have to enter the production date at the time of
the goods receipt.


System Response

The system calculates the shelf life expiration date from the production
date plus the total shelf life of the material.


How to fix this error?

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


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