How To Fix AO053 - No plan versions are defined - please check

AO053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AO - Appropriation requests - Master data / Customizing

• Message number: 053

• Message text: No plan versions are defined - please check

What causes this issue?

There are no plan versions defined in Investment Management for
year-dependent planning for program type &V1&.
Year-dependent plan versions are required for planning on the
investment program, and for the assignment of the appropriation request
variants to planning versions.

System Response

The system still allows you to create appropriation requests.

How to fix this error?

For overall planning you should define the appropriate plan versions
for program type &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO053 - No plan versions are defined - please check ?

  The SAP error message AO053 ("No plan versions are defined - please check") typically occurs in the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with planning functions in the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) or Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) areas. This error indicates that the system cannot find any planning versions defined for the relevant planning area or scenario.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Planning Versions Defined: The most common cause is that there are no planning versions created in the system for the specific planning area you are trying to access.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for planning versions may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the planning versions.
  Data Not Yet Loaded: If the planning data has not been loaded or activated, the system may not recognize any planning versions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Planning Versions:
  
  Go to the transaction code OKKP (or use the