How To Fix /SAPAPO/SNPOPT179 - Safety stock costs for product &1 at location &2 are too low

/SAPAPO/SNPOPT179 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/SNPOPT -

• Message number: 179

• Message text: Safety stock costs for product &1 at location &2 are too low

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/SNPOPT179 - Safety stock costs for product &1 at location &2 are too low ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/SNPOPT179 indicates that the safety stock costs for a specific product at a given location are considered too low. This error typically arises in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) within SAP, particularly when dealing with safety stock calculations and inventory management.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Low Safety Stock Costs: The primary cause of this error is that the safety stock costs defined for the product at the specified location are below a certain threshold. This can happen if:
  
  The cost settings in the master data are incorrectly configured.
  The safety stock levels are set too low, leading to insufficient cost coverage.
  There are discrepancies in the cost calculation logic or parameters.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the planning parameters or the safety stock calculation settings in the APO system.
  
  
  Data Integrity Issues: Inconsistent or incorrect data in the product master or location master can also lead to this