How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDEM279 - Order Date in Order &1 Item &1 Sched. Line &3 Not Specified

/SAPAPO/PDEM279 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDEM -

• Message number: 279

• Message text: Order Date in Order &1 Item &1 Sched. Line &3 Not Specified

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/SAPAPO/PDEM279 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDEM279 indicates that there is an issue with the order date not being specified for a particular order item and schedule line in the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises in the context of demand planning or production planning when the system expects a date to be defined but finds it missing.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Order Date: The most common cause is that the order date has not been specified for the order item or schedule line in question.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an oversight during data entry, leading to the omission of the order date.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration settings in the APO system that are not set up correctly, leading to the requirement of an order date not being fulfilled.
  Integration Issues: If the data is being transferred from another system (like SAP ERP), there may be issues in the data