How To Fix /SAPAPO/VMI_APO036 - FM &1: Incorrect value for parameter 'lv_length'. Value is ignored

/SAPAPO/VMI_APO036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/VMI_APO -

• Message number: 036

• Message text: FM &1: Incorrect value for parameter 'lv_length'. Value is ignored

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/SAPAPO/VMI_APO036 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPAPO/VMI_APO036 FM &1: Incorrect value for parameter 'lv_length'. Value is ignored typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), particularly in the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) module. This error indicates that there is an issue with the length of a parameter being passed to a function module (FM) in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incorrect Parameter Length: The error suggests that the value being passed for the parameter lv_length does not meet the expected length requirements defined in the function module. This could be due to:
  
  A programming error where the length of the variable is not correctly defined.
  An incorrect configuration or data input that leads to an unexpected length being calculated or passed.
  
  
  
  Data Issues: There may be issues with the data being processed, such as:
  
  Missing or incomplete data that leads to an incorrect length calculation.
  Data that does not conform to the expected format or structure.
  
  
  
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