How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDEM004 - InfoProvider &1 not found in the system or contains errors

/SAPAPO/PDEM004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDEM -

• Message number: 004

• Message text: InfoProvider &1 not found in the system or contains errors

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/SAPAPO/PDEM004 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDEM004 indicates that the specified InfoProvider (in this case, represented by &1) is either not found in the system or contains errors. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when trying to access or manipulate data related to a specific InfoProvider.
  Causes:
  
  Non-Existent InfoProvider: The InfoProvider you are trying to access does not exist in the system. This could be due to a typo in the name or the InfoProvider not being created yet.
  Errors in InfoProvider: The InfoProvider exists but has errors, which could be due to issues in its configuration, data model, or underlying data.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the InfoProvider.
  Transport Issues: If the InfoProvider was recently transported from another system, there may have been issues during the transport process.
  Data Model Changes: Changes in the data model or structure of the InfoProvider that