How To Fix /SCMTMS/PLANNING_SET502 - Strategy &1 entered for interactive planning does not exist

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/PLANNING_SET -

• Message number: 502

• Message text: Strategy &1 entered for interactive planning does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/PLANNING_SET502 - Strategy &1 entered for interactive planning does not exist ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/PLANNING_SET502 indicates that a specific planning strategy (denoted by &1) that you are trying to use in interactive planning does not exist in the system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when users attempt to execute planning functions that rely on a defined strategy.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-existent Strategy: The planning strategy you are trying to use has not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The strategy may have been deleted or not properly configured in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the planning strategy.
  Transport Issues: If the system has recently undergone a transport of changes, the strategy may not have been included or activated.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Strategy Definition:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP TM and verify if the planning strategy exists.
  Use transaction code /SCMTMS/PLANNING to access the planning settings and check for the strategy.
  
  
  
  Create or Modify Strategy:
  
  If