How To Fix /SCMB/VMI_APO000 - &1 could not be deleted by table &2 because it does not exist

/SCMB/VMI_APO000 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMB/VMI_APO -

• Message number: 000

• Message text: &1 could not be deleted by table &2 because it does not exist

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/SCMB/VMI_APO000 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCMB/VMI_APO000 &1 could not be deleted by table &2 because it does not exist typically occurs in the context of the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module, particularly in the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) scenario. This error indicates that the system is attempting to delete a record from a specific table, but it cannot find the record to delete.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Existent Record: The most common cause of this error is that the record identified by &1 does not exist in the specified table &2. This could happen if the record was already deleted or if it was never created in the first place.
  Data Consistency Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the data, possibly due to previous operations that did not complete successfully.
  Incorrect Configuration: There might be configuration issues in the VMI setup that lead to the system looking for records that should not exist.
  Timing Issues: If there