How To Fix WOD1008 - Maintain the factory calendar for plant >&<

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WOD1 - Messages for Function Group WOD1

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Maintain the factory calendar for plant >&<

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WOD1008 - Maintain the factory calendar for plant >&< ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WOD1008 – Maintain the factory calendar for plant > & <
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system requires a factory calendar to be assigned or maintained for a specific plant, but none has been maintained yet. The factory calendar defines the working days, holidays, and non-working days for the plant, which is essential for scheduling, planning, and production processes.
  In other words, the plant you are working with does not have a valid factory calendar assigned, or the assigned calendar is incomplete or missing.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain or Assign a Factory Calendar to the Plant:
  
  Go to transaction SCAL (Factory Calendar).
  Check if a factory calendar exists for the plant’s location or region.
  If not, create a new factory calendar or copy an existing one and adjust it according to the plant’s working days and holidays.
  Save the calendar.
  
  
  
  Assign the Factory Calendar to the Plant:
  
  Go to transaction SPRO ? Logistics Execution ? Basic Shipping Functions ? Shipping Point and Goods Receiving Point Determination ? Assign Factory Calendar to Plant.
  Alternatively, use transaction OX10 (Assign Factory Calendar to Plant).
  Assign the maintained factory calendar to the plant in question.
  
  
  
  Verify the Assignment:
  
  After assignment, verify that the plant has the correct factory calendar.
  This ensures that scheduling and planning functions can correctly calculate working days and holidays.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Factory Calendar (SCAL): Defines working days, holidays, and special days for a company code, plant, or region.
  Plant Master Data: The plant must have a valid factory calendar assigned for production scheduling, material planning, and other time-dependent processes.
  Impact: Without a factory calendar, the system cannot correctly calculate lead times, delivery dates, or production schedules, which can cause errors in planning and execution.
  Other Transactions:
  
  OPPR – Maintain factory calendar for plant (depending on SAP version).
  SPRO – Customizing path to assign factory calendar.
  
  
  Note: Always ensure the factory calendar reflects the actual working days and holidays of the plant location to avoid scheduling errors.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  Cause: No factory calendar assigned or maintained for the plant.
  Solution: Create/maintain a factory calendar in SCAL and assign it to the plant via OX10 or SPRO.
  Result: Enables correct scheduling and planning based on plant working days.
  
  
  If you need step-by-step guidance on creating or assigning factory calendars, please let me know!