How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDEM041 - InfoProvider &1 not found in Customizing for data realignment

/SAPAPO/PDEM041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDEM -

• Message number: 041

• Message text: InfoProvider &1 not found in Customizing for data realignment

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/SAPAPO/PDEM041 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDEM041 indicates that the specified InfoProvider (denoted as &1 in the message) is not found in the Customizing settings for data realignment in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO). This error typically arises during the data realignment process when the system cannot locate the required InfoProvider configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing InfoProvider Configuration: The specified InfoProvider has not been defined or configured in the system.
  Incorrect InfoProvider Name: There may be a typo or incorrect name used for the InfoProvider in the data realignment settings.
  Transport Issues: If the InfoProvider was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly activated or configured in the target system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the InfoProvider.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check InfoProvider Configuration:
  
  Go to the Customizing settings in SAP APO and verify if the InfoProvider exists.
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., /SAPAPO/SDP1 for planning book or /SAPAPO/DP for demand planning) and