Logs are generated in allocation tables containing information on the warning and error messages generated during the checks the system makes in allocation tables. An allocation table item can often contain a large amount of detailed information, such as a large number of sites. It would not make sense for the system to display all the individual messages online that are generated for the various details. The messages are therefore collected in logs.

There can be various causes of the errors that are collected in the logs. These include missing data or data that was entered wrongly. The error messages mean that you may not be able to execute certain functions, such as follow-on document generation.

This is a log of all warning messages and error messages.

The checks that are carried out for this log include the following:

• Is there at least one item containing one or more site?
• Does the planned quantity fall short of the minimum quantity or exceed the maximum quantity for any site?
• Is there a source of supply for every item and site?
• Do sites appear more than once?
• Is the notification data complete?
• Is there at least one delivery phase for every site?
• Is the sum of the individual delivery phase quantities the same as the site quotas in each case?
• Has a latest possible date been entered for generating follow-on documents?
• Are the articles listed in accordance with the listing indicator?
• Does the current stock added to the planned quantity for the site exceed the maximum quantity defined in the site master for the article? (This check is made if the relevant check schema has been set in the Customizing system for the allocation table type)

You can save the allocation table without first processing the log. If you do not process the log, however, the status will be set to "incomplete" and not to "released." Only once all required data has been maintained and all error messages have been dealt with can the allocation table be saved with no incompleteness log.

As soon as no further error messages exist for an item, the item is released for follow-on document generation.

The sum of the current stock in a site and the planned quantity for a site cannot exceed the maximum stock entered for the article in the site master. This is a log of all the exceptions and messages that occur when the maximum stock level is checked for a site.

If there is no listing of an article in a site, or if the maximum stock level of an article in a site is missing or exceeded, the system issues a warning message. Whether these checks are made depends on how the allocation table type is configured in the Customizing system.

This is a log of all warning and error messages relevant to the listing.

This is a log of all exceptions (warning and error messages) that occur in connection with the allocation strategy chosen. This can be edited on an item basis.