How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDEM422 - Hist.data cap. process is running; running of this service is not allowed

/SAPAPO/PDEM422 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDEM -

• Message number: 422

• Message text: Hist.data cap. process is running; running of this service is not allowed

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/SAPAPO/PDEM422 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDEM422 indicates that there is a historical data capacity process currently running in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) system. This message typically arises when you attempt to execute a process that conflicts with the ongoing historical data capacity process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ongoing Process: The error occurs because a historical data capacity process is already in progress. This process is responsible for calculating and storing historical data for planning purposes.
  Concurrency Restrictions: SAP APO has restrictions on running multiple instances of certain processes simultaneously to ensure data integrity and consistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Running Processes: 
  
  Use transaction code /SAPAPO/DP or /SAPAPO/MC to check if the historical data capacity process is currently running. You can also check the job overview in transaction SM37 to see if there are any jobs related to historical data processing that are still active.
  
  
  
  Wait for Completion: If you find that the process is running, you will need to