How To Fix /CUM/ORDER007 - Functional location & does not exist. Choose a valid location

/CUM/ORDER007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /CUM/ORDER -

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Functional location & does not exist. Choose a valid location

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/CUM/ORDER007 - Details

• The SAP error message /CUM/ORDER007 indicates that the functional location specified in a transaction does not exist in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of maintenance orders, where a functional location is required to identify where the maintenance work will be performed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Existent Functional Location: The functional location you are trying to use has not been created in the system.
  Incorrect Entry: There may be a typo or incorrect format in the functional location field.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to view or access the specified functional location.
  Data Deletion: The functional location may have been deleted or marked as inactive in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify Functional Location:
  
  Check if the functional location exists in the system. You can do this by navigating to the functional location master data (Transaction Code: IL03) and entering the functional location you are trying to use.
  
  
  
  Create Functional Location:
  
  If the functional location does not