M7 008
Maximum number of 009999 items reached
A high-volume logistics posting fails because the document would exceed the maximum supported item count.
Quick answer
- Most likely cause
- A mass posting groups too many items into one material document.
- Check first
- The number of items passed to the posting transaction/BAPI.
- First resolution step
- Split the workload into multiple logically consistent documents.
Likely root causes
- A mass posting groups too many items into one material document.
- An interface or batch program does not split the workload into document-sized chunks.
- Unexpected item expansion creates more posting lines than the source count suggests.
What to inspect
- The number of items passed to the posting transaction/BAPI.
- Batch or interface grouping logic.
- Any item-splitting logic caused by batches, serial numbers, or account assignments.
Resolution path
- Split the workload into multiple logically consistent documents.
- Keep business keys and document-level dependencies together when batching.
- Make the split deterministic so retries do not create duplicates.
- Test totals and reconciliation across all generated documents.
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