How To Fix /SAPAPO/PPO_OPT097 - Select an existing Parallel Profile

/SAPAPO/PPO_OPT097 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PPO_OPT -

• Message number: 097

• Message text: Select an existing Parallel Profile

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/PPO_OPT097 - Select an existing Parallel Profile ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PPO_OPT097 Select an existing Parallel Profile typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when a user attempts to execute a planning run or optimization task without having a valid parallel processing profile selected.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Profile Selected: The user has not selected a parallel processing profile before executing the planning run.
  Profile Does Not Exist: The specified parallel processing profile may not exist in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the parallel processing profiles.
  
  Configuration Issues: The parallel processing profiles may not be properly configured in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Select a Valid Profile:
  
  Go to the transaction or screen where you are executing the planning run.
  Look for an option to select a parallel processing profile.
  Choose an existing profile from the list. If you do not see any profiles, you may need to create one.
  
  
  
  Create a New Parallel Processing Profile:
  
  If no profiles