How To Fix MA142 - Actual data is being planned!

MA142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MA - Sales and Operations Planning

• Message number: 142

• Message text: Actual data is being planned!

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MA142 - Actual data is being planned! ?

  The SAP error message MA142 ("Actual data is being planned") typically occurs in the context of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or when working with planning data in SAP. This error indicates that there is an attempt to plan or modify data that is already based on actual consumption or actual data, which is not allowed in certain scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  
  Actual Data Exists: The error arises when you try to plan for a material that already has actual consumption data recorded. This can happen if you are trying to run a planning transaction (like MRP) on a material that has already been processed with actual data.
  Planning Type: The planning type of the material may not allow for planning on actual data. For example, if the material is set to a planning strategy that does not permit planning on actuals.
  Data Locking: Sometimes, data locking issues can also lead to this error if the system