How To Fix WFCS058 - Too little forecasting data for material &1 in plant &2 &3 &4

WFCS058 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WFCS - Message Class for Store Forecasting (Dev. Package WFCS)

• Message number: 058

• Message text: Too little forecasting data for material &1 in plant &2 &3 &4

What causes this issue?

The system did not find enough forecast data for the material/plant
combination entered.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Run a forecast that will generate sufficient forecast values.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WFCS058 - Details

• Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message WFCS058:
  
  SAP Error Message: WFCS058
  Text: Too little forecasting data for material &1 in plant &2 &3 &4
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the Forecasting or Demand Planning process within SAP (often in the context of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or Forecasting and Replenishment) when the system tries to generate a forecast for a material in a specific plant but finds insufficient historical consumption or sales data to perform the forecast calculation.
  The placeholders mean:  
  
  &1 = Material number  
  &2 = Plant  
  &3, &4 = Additional parameters (could be forecast period, version, or other context-specific info)
  
  Typical causes include:  
  
  The material has very few or no historical consumption records in the system.  
  The historical data period is too short or incomplete.  
  Data inconsistencies or missing data in the consumption history.  
  Incorrect or missing settings in the forecasting model