Method for reporting disruption in the grouping of articles, wherein during the grouping: - articles from an incoming article flow are grouped on a staging surface and are transported away after completion of the grouping in order to make space for a new grouping; - the articles are detected by sensor with regard to their entry alignment and/or entry position in the article flow in order to subsequently bring them into a final alignment and final position corresponding to their arrangement in the grouping to be achieved; - the articles located on the staging surface are also detected by sensor; comprising the process steps: - obtaining an effective actual alignment and an actual position of the articles located on the staging surface with the aid of the sensor detection of the articles located on the staging surface; - recognizing mispositioned or fallen articles by comparing the effective actual alignment and actual position of the articles located on the staging surface with a desired alignment and a desired position of the articles to be achieved in a grouping to be formed up to that point from the articles that are located on the staging surface; - if it is recognized that one or a plurality of articles are in a wrong position or in a wrong alignment: - issuing of a disruption message; and - interrupting of the grouping; and - automatic removing of the disruption by modifying the position and/or the alignment of the one or of the plurality of articles, which is or are in a wrong position, wherein a sensory detection of the actual orientation and actual position of the articles (01, 05) on the provision area is carried out on the basis of image detection, and wherein the one article or the plurality of articles, which are located in a wrong position or in a wrong alignment on the staging surface and/or in the grouping having been formed up to that point from the articles located on the staging surface, are marked. - articles from an incoming article flow are grouped on a staging surface and are transported away after completion of the grouping in order to make space for a new grouping; - the articles are detected by sensor with regard to their entry alignment and/or entry position in the article flow in order to subsequently bring them into a final alignment and final position corresponding to their arrangement in the grouping to be achieved; - the articles located on the staging surface are also detected by sensor; - obtaining an effective actual alignment and an actual position of the articles located on the staging surface with the aid of the sensor detection of the articles located on the staging surface; - recognizing mispositioned or fallen articles by comparing the effective actual alignment and actual position of the articles located on the staging surface with a desired alignment and a desired position of the articles to be achieved in a grouping to be formed up to that point from the articles that are located on the staging surface; - if it is recognized that one or a plurality of articles are in a wrong position or in a wrong alignment: - issuing of a disruption message; and - interrupting of the grouping; and - automatic removing of the disruption by modifying the position and/or the alignment of the one or of the plurality of articles, which is or are in a wrong position, wherein a sensory detection of the actual orientation and actual position of the articles (01, 05) on the provision area is carried out on the basis of image detection, and wherein the one article or the plurality of articles, which are located in a wrong position or in a wrong alignment on the staging surface and/or in the grouping having been formed up to that point from the articles located on the staging surface, are marked. - issuing of a disruption message; and - interrupting of the grouping; and - automatic removing of the disruption by modifying the position and/or the alignment of the one or of the plurality of articles, which is or are in a wrong position, - interrupting of the grouping; and - automatic removing of the disruption by modifying the position and/or the alignment of the one or of the plurality of articles, which is or are in a wrong position,