How To Fix /SAPAPO/MCP_PBD013 - The planning books must use the same planning area

/SAPAPO/MCP_PBD013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MCP_PBD -

• Message number: 013

• Message text: The planning books must use the same planning area

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MCP_PBD013 - The planning books must use the same planning area ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MCP_PBD013 indicates that there is a mismatch in the planning areas being used in the planning books. This error typically occurs when you attempt to perform an operation that requires multiple planning books to be associated with the same planning area, but they are not.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Planning Areas: The planning books you are trying to use are linked to different planning areas. Each planning book is associated with a specific planning area, and operations that involve multiple planning books require them to share the same planning area.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the SAP APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization) system where the planning books were not set up correctly to reference the same planning area.
  Data Entry Errors: Users may have inadvertently selected planning books that are not compatible due to incorrect data entry or selection.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Book Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the