How To Fix /SAPAPO/BOD021 - Assignment not possible, BOD &1 is the current BOD for product &2

/SAPAPO/BOD021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/BOD -

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Assignment not possible, BOD &1 is the current BOD for product &2

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/SAPAPO/BOD021 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/BOD021 Assignment not possible, BOD &1 is the current BOD for product &2 typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when there is an issue with the assignment of a Business Object Data (BOD) to a product. This error indicates that the system is trying to assign a new BOD to a product that already has an existing BOD assigned to it.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing BOD Assignment: The product already has a BOD assigned, and the system does not allow a new assignment without first removing the existing one.
  Data Integrity Rules: SAP APO has certain data integrity rules that prevent multiple BODs from being assigned to the same product simultaneously.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the APO system that restrict the assignment of BODs.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Current BOD Assignment: 
  
  Use transaction codes like /SAPAPO/SDP94 or /SAPAPO/SDP81 to check the current BOD assigned to the