How To Fix /SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN119 - Successor relationship has errors (recursive activity sequence)

/SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN119 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN -

• Message number: 119

• Message text: Successor relationship has errors (recursive activity sequence)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN119 - Successor relationship has errors (recursive activity sequence) ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN119 indicates that there is an issue with the successor relationship in a project or activity sequence within the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. Specifically, it points to a recursive activity sequence, which means that there is a circular dependency among activities. This can occur when an activity is set to follow itself directly or indirectly through other activities, creating a loop that cannot be resolved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Circular Dependency: The most common cause of this error is that one or more activities are set up in such a way that they reference each other in a circular manner. For example, Activity A is a predecessor of Activity B, and Activity B is a predecessor of Activity A.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be incorrect configurations in the project or activity relationships that lead to this recursive relationship.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors when defining the relationships between