How To Fix /SAPAPO/LO1002 - Business system group for location &2 (external: &1) does not exist

/SAPAPO/LO1002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/LO1 -

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Business system group for location &2 (external: &1) does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/LO1002 - Business system group for location &2 (external: &1) does not exist ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/LO1002 indicates that there is an issue with a business system group for a specific location in the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. The error message typically means that the system is unable to find the specified business system group for the given location.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business System Group: The business system group for the specified location does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration for the location or the business system group may be incorrect or incomplete.
  Data Transfer Issues: If data is being transferred from another system (like an ERP system), there may be issues with the data transfer that resulted in missing entries.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the business system group.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code /SAPAPO/LOC3 to check the location master data.
  Verify if the business system group is correctly assigned to the location in