How To Fix /SAPAPO/SOR072 - No disaggregation strategy for surplus planning specified

/SAPAPO/SOR072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/SOR -

• Message number: 072

• Message text: No disaggregation strategy for surplus planning specified

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/SAPAPO/SOR072 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/SOR072 No disaggregation strategy for surplus planning specified typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when there is an attempt to perform surplus planning without a defined disaggregation strategy. This error indicates that the system does not know how to handle surplus quantities during the planning process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Disaggregation Strategy: The primary cause of this error is that there is no disaggregation strategy defined for surplus planning in the system settings.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration for the planning area or the planning book may not be set up correctly to handle surplus planning.
  Planning Version: The planning version being used may not have the necessary settings for surplus planning.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Define Disaggregation Strategy:
  
  Go to the transaction code /SAPAPO/SDIS (Disaggregation Strategy).
  Check if a disaggregation strategy for surplus planning is defined. If not, create a new strategy that specifies how