How To Fix /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM005 - Deleting characteristic combinations without BOM information...

/SAPAPO/FCS_BOM005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM -

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Deleting characteristic combinations without BOM information...

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/SAPAPO/FCS_BOM005 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/FCS_BOM005 typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when there is an attempt to delete characteristic combinations that do not have any associated Bill of Materials (BOM) information. This can happen during various processes, such as when managing product master data or during planning activities.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to delete characteristic combinations that are not linked to any BOM data.
  The system requires that characteristic combinations must have associated BOM information before they can be deleted.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check BOM Associations:
  
  Verify if the characteristic combinations you are trying to delete are indeed linked to any BOM. You can do this by checking the BOM data for the relevant product.
  
  
  
  Delete BOM Data First:
  
  If the characteristic combinations are not linked to any BOM, you may need to delete any existing BOM data associated with those