How To Fix /SMB/CHECK_FRAMEWORK007 - Initial phase in not Evaluate/In Progress

/SMB/CHECK_FRAMEWORK007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SMB/CHECK_FRAMEWORK -

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Initial phase in not Evaluate/In Progress

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/SMB/CHECK_FRAMEWORK007 - Details

• The SAP error message /SMB/CHECK_FRAMEWORK007 Initial phase is not Evaluate/In Progress typically occurs in the context of the SAP Business ByDesign or SAP S/4HANA environments, particularly when dealing with the SAP Solution Manager or during the implementation of certain business processes.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that the system is expecting a certain phase of a process (like a project or a change request) to be in either the "Evaluate" or "In Progress" state, but it is not. This could happen due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Status: The process or project might be in a different status (e.g., "Completed" or "Not Started").
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the process from being recognized as in the correct state.
  Data Inconsistencies: There could be inconsistencies in the data that are causing the system to misinterpret the status of the process.
  User Permissions: The user may not have the necessary permissions to