How To Fix WRF_APC530 - You cannot select a total line to use the 'fast copy' function

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC - Messages for Operational Assortment Planning and Control

• Message number: 530

• Message text: You cannot select a total line to use the 'fast copy' function

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC530 - You cannot select a total line to use the 'fast copy' function ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WRF_APC530 – "You cannot select a total line to use the 'fast copy' function."
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a user tries to use the 'fast copy' function in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) system (specifically in the Demand Planning or Supply Network Planning areas) and selects a total line (i.e., a summary or aggregated line) instead of a detailed line item.
  
  The 'fast copy' function is designed to copy data from one detailed planning line to another.
  Total lines represent aggregated data (e.g., totals for a product group, location group, or time bucket) and are not valid targets or sources for fast copy operations.
  Selecting a total line violates the function's requirement for detailed, line-level data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Do not select total or aggregated lines when using the fast copy function.
  Ensure you select only detailed planning lines (individual product/location/time combinations).
  If you need to copy data for multiple lines, select the individual lines explicitly rather than the total or summary lines.
  Review the planning view or layout to confirm that totals are not included in the selection.
  If totals are displayed in the planning view, adjust the layout or filters to hide totals during the copy operation.
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  The error is common in Demand Planning (DP) or Supply Network Planning (SNP) when working with planning books and data views.
  The fast copy function is used to quickly replicate data values from one period or product/location to another.
  SAP Note or documentation related to WRF_APC530 may provide additional details or patches if this behavior is unexpected.
  Users should be trained to understand the difference between detailed and total lines in planning views.
  If totals need to be adjusted, this should be done by adjusting the underlying detailed data, not by copying totals.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Attempting to use 'fast copy' on a total (aggregated) line instead of a detailed line.
  
  
  Solution
  Select only detailed lines for the fast copy function; avoid selecting total lines.
  
  
  Notes
  Totals are summaries and cannot be used as source or target for fast copy operations.
  
  
  
  
  If you continue to experience issues, consider checking SAP Notes or contacting SAP Support with the exact scenario and system version.