How To Fix /SAPAPO/ATP093 - User-defined substitution selection results in more than one substitution

/SAPAPO/ATP093 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/ATP -

• Message number: 093

• Message text: User-defined substitution selection results in more than one substitution

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/ATP093 - User-defined substitution selection results in more than one substitution ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/ATP093 indicates that a user-defined substitution selection has resulted in more than one substitution being found for a given product or material. This typically occurs in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when the system is trying to determine how to fulfill a demand but encounters multiple potential substitutions that meet the criteria.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Substitutions Defined: There are multiple substitution materials defined for the same product in the system, and the selection criteria do not narrow it down to a single substitution.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration of the substitution logic may not be set up correctly, leading to ambiguous results.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be inconsistencies or errors in the master data related to the products and their substitutions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Substitution Settings:
  
  Go to the material master data and check the substitution settings for the affected product. Ensure that the substitution logic is correctly defined.
  If multiple substitutions are