How To Fix /SAPAPO/SNPOPT174 - Product &1 at location &2: Shelf life costs are lower than storage costs

/SAPAPO/SNPOPT174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/SNPOPT -

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Product &1 at location &2: Shelf life costs are lower than storage costs

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/SNPOPT174 - Product &1 at location &2: Shelf life costs are lower than storage costs ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/SNPOPT174 indicates that there is a conflict between shelf life costs and storage costs for a specific product at a given location in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. This error typically arises during the optimization process when the system detects that the costs associated with shelf life management are lower than the costs associated with storage, which can lead to inefficient inventory management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Cost Configuration: The shelf life costs for the product are set lower than the storage costs in the system. This can happen due to incorrect configuration or data entry in the master data.
  Product Master Data: The product master data may not be correctly maintained, leading to discrepancies in cost calculations.
  Planning Parameters: The planning parameters for the product may not be aligned with the actual business processes or cost structures.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Cost Settings:
  
  Check the cost settings for the product in the product master