How To Fix /SAPAPO/MA779 - MLR error 6 - no positive measuring error specified

/SAPAPO/MA779 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MA -

• Message number: 779

• Message text: MLR error 6 - no positive measuring error specified

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MA779 - MLR error 6 - no positive measuring error specified ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MA779 MLR error 6 - no positive measuring error specified typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when dealing with measurement and evaluation of forecast accuracy or other metrics related to planning.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that there is an issue with the measurement error configuration in the system. Specifically, it suggests that the system is expecting a positive measuring error value, but none has been specified. This can happen due to:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The settings for measuring errors in the APO system may not be properly configured.
  Missing Data: The relevant data for the measurement might be missing or incorrectly entered.
  Master Data Issues: The master data related to the planning object might not have the necessary attributes set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the APO system and ensure that the measuring error settings