How To Fix /SAPAPO/MSDP_REL202 - Periodicities of planning area &1 and planning area &2 are incompatible

/SAPAPO/MSDP_REL202 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MSDP_REL -

• Message number: 202

• Message text: Periodicities of planning area &1 and planning area &2 are incompatible

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MSDP_REL202 - Periodicities of planning area &1 and planning area &2 are incompatible ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MSDP_REL202 indicates that there is an incompatibility between the periodicities of two planning areas in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO). This typically occurs when you are trying to perform operations that involve both planning areas, such as data transfer or integration, and the periodicities (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly) do not match.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Periodicities: The planning areas involved have been defined with different periodicities. For example, one planning area might be set to a daily periodicity while another is set to a monthly periodicity.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the planning area settings that lead to this incompatibility.
  Data Transfer: If you are trying to transfer data between two planning areas with different periodicities, this error will occur.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Area Settings:
  
  Go to the planning area configuration in SAP APO.
  Verify the periodicities of both planning areas involved in the operation.
  Ensure that both planning areas have the same