How To Fix /SAPAPO/MVM170 - Safety stock requirements already exist in liveCache

/SAPAPO/MVM170 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MVM -

• Message number: 170

• Message text: Safety stock requirements already exist in liveCache

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MVM170 - Safety stock requirements already exist in liveCache ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MVM170 indicates that safety stock requirements already exist in LiveCache. This typically occurs in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when trying to create or modify safety stock requirements for a product that already has existing entries in the LiveCache.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Safety Stock Requirements: The primary cause of this error is that there are already safety stock requirements defined for the product in the LiveCache system. This can happen if a previous planning run or manual entry has already created these requirements.
  Data Consistency Issues: There may be inconsistencies between the data in the SAP ERP system and the LiveCache, leading to conflicts when trying to create new safety stock requirements.
  Planning Area Configuration: The planning area may not be configured correctly, or there may be issues with the master data that prevent the creation of new safety stock requirements.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Requirements: Use transaction /SAPAPO/MVM1 or /SAPAPO/MVM2