How To Fix /SAPAPO/PINV029 - Demand for customer-facing location &1 too short (6 months) (&2)

/SAPAPO/PINV029 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PINV -

• Message number: 029

• Message text: Demand for customer-facing location &1 too short (6 months) (&2)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/PINV029 - Demand for customer-facing location &1 too short (6 months) (&2) ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PINV029 indicates that the demand for a customer-facing location is considered too short, specifically less than the required 6 months. This error typically arises in the context of demand planning within SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when the system expects a certain minimum horizon of demand data to perform its calculations effectively.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Historical Data: The demand data for the specified customer-facing location is not available for the required period (6 months).
  Configuration Settings: The planning settings or parameters may be configured to require a longer demand history than what is currently available.
  Data Gaps: There may be gaps in the demand data due to missing entries or incomplete data uploads.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Extend Demand History: Ensure that demand data is available for at least the last 6 months for the customer-facing location in question. This may involve:
  
  Collecting and entering historical demand data.
  Ensuring that data is being correctly uploaded from the