How To Fix /SAPAPO/DP_CHAR025 - The key figure & is missing in the planning book

/SAPAPO/DP_CHAR025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/DP_CHAR -

• Message number: 025

• Message text: The key figure & is missing in the planning book

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/DP_CHAR025 - The key figure & is missing in the planning book ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/DP_CHAR025 indicates that a key figure is missing in the planning book you are trying to use in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module, specifically in the Demand Planning (DP) area. This error typically arises when you attempt to execute a planning function or a report that requires a specific key figure that has not been defined in the planning book.
  
  Cause:
  
  Key Figure Not Defined: The key figure you are trying to use is not included in the planning book configuration.
  Incorrect Planning Book: You may be using the wrong planning book that does not contain the required key figure.
  Key Figure Deletion: The key figure may have been deleted or not activated in the planning book.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization issues preventing access to the key figure.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Book Configuration:
  
  Go to the planning book configuration in the SAP APO system.
  Verify that the key figure in