M7 021 Deficit of stock

MIGO or VL02N goods issue fails with "Deficit of SL Unrestricted-use stock", even though users say the stock is there.

MIGO or VL02N goods issue fails with "Deficit of SL Unrestricted-use stock", even though users say the stock is there.

Likely root causes

  1. Stock is in a different storage location or batch than the posting uses.
  2. Stock is in Quality Inspection or Blocked stock, not unrestricted-use.
  3. Posting date is earlier than the goods receipt (backdated posting).
  4. Special stock (consignment, sales order or project stock) is not specified on the posting.

What to inspect

  1. MMBE – stock overview by plant, storage location, batch and stock type
  2. MB52 – warehouse stock by storage location
  3. MB5B – stock on the posting date, not today
  4. MB51 – material documents around the posting date

Resolution path

  1. Confirm the exact plant, storage location and batch in the failing posting.
  2. Compare against MMBE and MB5B for the posting date.
  3. If stock sits in Quality or Blocked, release it with a transfer posting first.
  4. If it sits in another storage location or batch, correct the posting or transfer the stock.
  5. If the posting date is before the goods receipt, correct the posting date.
  6. Do not enable negative stock as a workaround.

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