How To Fix AUTO_CIF002 - Error calculating the APO requirements for material &1 / &2

AUTO_CIF002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AUTO_CIF - Messages for SAP Automotive Enhancements to CIF

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Error calculating the APO requirements for material &1 / &2

What causes this issue?

An error occurred while determining the APO requirements for material
&V1& / &V2& using RFC.

System Response

The system may not have been able to or only partially able to
determine the APO requirements.

How to fix this error?

Check the system settings. Possible causes are, for example:
Incorrect distribution of the master data, that is, the materials do
not exist or are inconsistent in the APO System.
Error in the RFC link, that is, either the APO System or the RFC link
is not available at present.
<DS:TRAN.SM59>Check the connections to the RFC destination as necessary
</>.
The liveCache is not available in the SAP APO system.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AUTO_CIF002 - Error calculating the APO requirements for material &1 / &2 ?

  The SAP error message AUTO_CIF002 indicates that there is an issue with calculating the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) requirements for a specific material in the SAP system. This error typically arises during the CIF (Core Interface) transfer process between SAP ERP and SAP APO.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Missing Master Data: The required master data (like material master, location, or planning data) may not be available or may be incomplete in either the ERP or APO system.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the CIF settings or in the APO system that prevent the calculation of requirements.
  
  
  Data Inconsistencies: Inconsistencies in the data between the ERP and APO systems can lead to errors during the requirement calculation.
  
  
  Planning Version Issues: The planning version being used may not be correctly set up or may not exist.
  
  
  Locking Issues: If the material is locked for some reason (e.g., by another