How To Fix /SAPAPO/SEQ025 - Percentage smoothing only works requirements-oriented and cumulated

/SAPAPO/SEQ025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/SEQ -

• Message number: 025

• Message text: Percentage smoothing only works requirements-oriented and cumulated

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/SEQ025 - Percentage smoothing only works requirements-oriented and cumulated ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/SEQ025 indicates that there is an issue with the percentage smoothing method in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises when the system attempts to apply percentage smoothing to a planning scenario that is not set up correctly for this method.
  
  Cause:
  The error message /SAPAPO/SEQ025 is triggered when:
  
  Incorrect Planning Method: The percentage smoothing method is being applied to a planning scenario that is not requirements-oriented or does not support cumulative calculations.
  Data Configuration: The data or configuration settings in the planning book or key figures may not be set up to allow for percentage smoothing.
  Key Figure Settings: The key figures involved may not be defined correctly to support the smoothing method.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Key Figure Settings:
  
  Ensure that the key figures you are using for planning are set up to be requirements-oriented and cumulative. You can do