How To Fix PAO_UPLOAD_PLANDATA010 - '&1' is not a valid number

PAO_UPLOAD_PLANDATA010 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PAO_UPLOAD_PLANDATA - Upload plan data

• Message number: 010

• Message text: '&1' is not a valid number

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PAO_UPLOAD_PLANDATA010 - Details

• The SAP error message PAO_UPLOAD_PLANDATA010 '&1' is not a valid number typically occurs during the upload of planning data in SAP, particularly when using the planning functions in SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation). This error indicates that the system encountered a value that it expected to be a numeric type, but it was not able to interpret it as such.
  Causes:
  
  Invalid Data Format: The value being uploaded may contain non-numeric characters (e.g., letters, special characters) or may be formatted incorrectly (e.g., using commas instead of periods for decimal points).
  Leading/Trailing Spaces: The data may have leading or trailing spaces that prevent it from being recognized as a valid number.
  Incorrect Data Type: The field in the target data structure may be defined to accept only certain types of numeric values (e.g., integers, decimals) and the uploaded value does not conform to this definition.
  Localization Issues: Different locales may