How To Fix /SAPAPO/PDRP_APPR218 - Process profile &1: parallel processing is not active

/SAPAPO/PDRP_APPR218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PDRP_APPR -

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Process profile &1: parallel processing is not active

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDRP_APPR218 - Process profile &1: parallel processing is not active ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PDRP_APPR218 Process profile &1: parallel processing is not active typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when you are trying to execute a process that requires parallel processing, but the configuration for parallel processing is not enabled for the specified process profile.
  
  Cause:
  
  Parallel Processing Not Configured: The process profile you are using does not have parallel processing enabled. This can happen if the settings were not configured correctly during the setup of the process profile.
  System Settings: The system may not be set up to allow parallel processing for the specific type of job or process you are trying to execute.
  User Authorization: In some cases, the user executing the process may not have the necessary authorizations to run processes in parallel.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Process Profile Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction code /SAPAPO/PDRP (or the relevant transaction for your process).
  Check the settings of the process profile specified