How To Fix EPM020 - System &1 is not defined as the KPI managing system

EPM020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EPM - Messages for Plant Manager Role

• Message number: 020

• Message text: System &1 is not defined as the KPI managing system

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EPM020 - Details

• The SAP error message EPM020 indicates that the system you are trying to use is not defined as the KPI (Key Performance Indicator) managing system in the SAP environment. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) or SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions.
  
  Cause:
  
  System Configuration: The system you are working with has not been properly configured to be recognized as a KPI managing system.
  Missing Settings: The necessary settings or parameters that define the KPI managing system are missing or incorrectly set in the system configuration.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, there may have been issues during the transport process that led to incomplete or incorrect settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check System Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP EPM configuration settings and verify that the system is defined as a KPI managing system.
  Ensure that the system is correctly set up in the relevant configuration tables.
  
  
  
  Define the