How To Fix CP281 - There are routings for the past or the future.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CP - Task list messages: Core data

• Message number: 281

• Message text: There are routings for the past or the future.

What causes this issue?

You want to create a routing for a group.
Note that one or several routings already exist for this group.
However, these routings are not valid on the key date and are not
displayed.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CP281 - There are routings for the past or the future. ?

  The SAP error message CP281 ("There are routings for the past or the future") typically occurs in the context of production planning and control when you are trying to perform operations that involve routings (which define the sequence of operations for manufacturing a product) that are not valid for the current date. This can happen if the routing is set up with validity dates that are either in the past or in the future relative to the current date.
  
  Cause:
  
  Routing Validity Dates: The routing you are trying to use has a validity period that does not include the current date. This can happen if the routing was created with specific start and end dates.
  Production Order Dates: The production order or planned order you are working with may have dates that fall outside the validity of the routing.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that affect how routings are