How To Fix /SAPAPO/MAT807 - Negative stockout costs for product &1, location &2, version &3 ignored

/SAPAPO/MAT807 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MAT -

• Message number: 807

• Message text: Negative stockout costs for product &1, location &2, version &3 ignored

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MAT807 - Negative stockout costs for product &1, location &2, version &3 ignored ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MAT807 indicates that there are negative stockout costs for a specific product, location, and version in the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This message typically arises in the context of supply chain planning, particularly when dealing with stockout costs in the planning process.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Negative Stockout Costs: The primary cause of this error is that the stockout costs for the specified product and location are set to a negative value. Stockout costs are intended to represent the cost incurred when a product is out of stock, and having a negative value does not make logical sense in the context of planning.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: This can also occur due to incorrect configuration in the APO system, where the cost settings for the product or location have not been properly defined.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: There may be data entry errors in the master data or planning data that lead to the