SAP Message 26161 - The document has reservations for Engineering Change Management

Diagnosis
You want to process a document that has no change number entered in itsbasic data. However, it is possible to enter a document in one or morechange master records as a change object. This reserves the documentfor the change number(s) concerned.

System Response
The system whether the document is entered as a change object and whichchange master records the document is entered in. If the document isreserved for at least one change number, the system displays the changenumbers in the dialog box.

Procedure
You can control processing of the Change number field asfollows:

  • If you want to copy a change number to the document, place the cursor
  • on the line you require. Double click on the line. The system copiesthe change number and its valid-from date to the document.
    Once you have saved the document version, you can no longer change thechange number.
    • If you do not want to copy a change number, choose Cancel.