How To Fix /SAPAPO/RRP_HEUR637 - No special sorting has been maintained for the sort criterion &1

/SAPAPO/RRP_HEUR637 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/RRP_HEUR -

• Message number: 637

• Message text: No special sorting has been maintained for the sort criterion &1

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/SAPAPO/RRP_HEUR637 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/RRP_HEUR637 indicates that there is no special sorting maintained for a specific sort criterion in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) within SAP. This error typically arises when you are trying to execute a heuristic or planning run that requires a specific sorting order for the data being processed, but the necessary configuration is missing.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Sorting Configuration: The primary cause of this error is that the sorting criteria required for the heuristic or planning run have not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Heuristic Settings: The heuristic you are trying to execute may have specific requirements for sorting that are not met.
  Data Issues: There may be issues with the data being processed, such as missing or incomplete entries that prevent the sorting from being applied correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Sorting Criteria:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP APO.
  Navigate to the area where you can define sorting criteria