How To Fix WRF_APC614 - No sales data exists for material &1 in distribution chain &2 &3

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 614

• Message text: No sales data exists for material &1 in distribution chain &2 &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC614 - No sales data exists for material &1 in distribution chain &2 &3 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC614 No sales data exists for material &1 in distribution chain &2 &3
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), specifically within the Demand Planning (DP) or Supply Network Planning (SNP) modules when the system tries to access sales data for a particular material in a specified distribution chain, but no such data is found.
  
  Material &1: The material number for which sales data is missing.
  Distribution Chain &2 &3: The distribution chain (combination of location and customer or location and product) for which the sales data is expected but not found.
  
  This typically happens during:
  
  Demand planning data transfer or consumption.
  Statistical forecasting or planning runs.
  Data integration between SAP ERP and APO.
  
  Root causes include:
  
  Sales data for the material has not been maintained or uploaded in the system.
  Incorrect or missing master data setup for the distribution chain or product location.
  Data transfer issues between ERP and APO (e.g., CIF replication incomplete or incorrect).
  The planning version or planning area does not contain the relevant data.
  The distribution chain or product location combination is not correctly assigned or activated.
  
  
  Solution / How to Fix:
  
  
  Check Master Data:
  
  Verify that the material master data exists and is correctly maintained in both ERP and APO.
  Check the distribution chain setup (location, product location, customer location) in APO.
  Ensure that the product-location master data is correctly maintained and active.
  
  
  
  Check Data Transfer / CIF:
  
  Confirm that the Core Interface (CIF) replication between ERP and APO is working correctly.
  Re-replicate the product location and distribution chain data if necessary.
  Check for any errors in CIF queues (transaction /SAPAPO/CIF).
  
  
  
  Check Sales Data / Demand History:
  
  Verify that sales data or historical demand data exists for the material in the specified distribution chain.
  If missing, upload or maintain the sales data in the planning area.
  Use transaction /SAPAPO/SDP94 or /SAPAPO/SDP7 to check and maintain demand history.
  
  
  
  Check Planning Version and Planning Area:
  
  Ensure that the planning version used in the planning run contains the relevant data.
  Verify that the planning area includes the product-location combinations.
  
  
  
  Run Consistency Checks:
  
  Use APO consistency check reports to identify missing or inconsistent master data.
  For example, run /SAPAPO/OM17 or /SAPAPO/OM18 to check master data consistency.
  
  
  
  Re-run Planning or Data Transfer:
  
  After correcting master data or uploading sales data, re-run the planning or data transfer process.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  /SAPAPO/SDP94 - Demand Planning: Display Demand History
  /SAPAPO/SDP7 - Demand Planning: Maintain Demand History
  /SAPAPO/CIF - CIF Monitor for data replication
  /SAPAPO/OM17 and /SAPAPO/OM18 - Master data consistency checks
  
  
  
  Notes and Documentation:
  
  Check SAP Notes related to CIF replication and demand planning errors.
  Review APO Demand Planning and SNP documentation for master data setup.
  
  
  
  Common Scenario:
  
  When a new product or distribution chain is introduced, sales data might not yet be available or replicated, causing this error during planning runs.
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the exact context (e.g., transaction or process where the error occurs), I can help with more specific troubleshooting steps.