How To Fix /SAPAPO/PE117 - No mode &1 exists for planning service &2

/SAPAPO/PE117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PE -

• Message number: 117

• Message text: No mode &1 exists for planning service &2

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/SAPAPO/PE117 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PE117 No mode &1 exists for planning service &2 typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when a planning service is trying to access a mode that has not been defined or is not available for the specified planning service.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Mode Definition: The mode specified in the error message (&1) does not exist in the system for the planning service (&2).
  Incorrect Configuration: The planning service may not be correctly configured to use the specified mode.
  Transport Issues: If the system has recently undergone a transport, the mode might not have been transported correctly.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the specified mode.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Mode Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code /SAPAPO/MC90 (or the relevant transaction for your version) to check the configuration of the planning service.
  Verify that the mode specified in the error message exists and is correctly configured.
  
  
  
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