How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDEM268 - No realignment steps exist for the chosen selection

/SAPAPO/PDEM268 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDEM -

• Message number: 268

• Message text: No realignment steps exist for the chosen selection

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/SAPAPO/PDEM268 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDEM268 No realignment steps exist for the chosen selection typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), particularly when working with the Demand Planning (DP) module. This error indicates that there are no realignment steps defined for the selection criteria you are trying to use.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Realignment Steps Defined: The most common cause of this error is that there are no realignment steps configured for the specific planning version or selection you are trying to execute.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria you are using may not match any of the defined realignment steps.
  Planning Version Issues: The planning version you are using may not have any realignment steps associated with it.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the realignment steps.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Realignment Steps:
  
  Go to the transaction code /SAPAPO/RLST (Realignment Steps) to check if there are any realignment steps defined