How To Fix /SAPAPO/INBND059 - Duration of status &4 in delivery (&3) &1/&2 is negative

/SAPAPO/INBND059 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/INBND -

• Message number: 059

• Message text: Duration of status &4 in delivery (&3) &1/&2 is negative

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/INBND059 - Duration of status &4 in delivery (&3) &1/&2 is negative ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/INBND059 indicates that there is a negative duration for a status in a delivery. This typically occurs in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when the system is trying to calculate the duration of a certain status in a delivery process, and it finds that the calculated duration is negative, which is not valid.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incorrect Time Data: The most common cause of this error is incorrect or inconsistent time data in the delivery. This could be due to:
  
  Incorrectly entered start and end times for the delivery status.
  Overlapping time periods for different statuses.
  Missing time data for certain statuses.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the delivery process in APO, such as:
  
  Incorrect settings in the transportation management or delivery scheduling.
  Issues with the master data related to the delivery (e.g., transportation lanes, shipping points).
  
  
  
  Data Consistency Issues: If there are inconsistencies in the data between the