How To Fix WXP103 - Maintenance is not possible in planning hierarchy for planning step &1

WXP103 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 103

• Message text: Maintenance is not possible in planning hierarchy for planning step &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WXP103 - Maintenance is not possible in planning hierarchy for planning step &1 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WXP103 - Maintenance is not possible in planning hierarchy for planning step &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This message occurs when you try to maintain or change data in a planning hierarchy node that is not allowed for the specified planning step. In SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization), planning hierarchies are structured to control data entry and planning activities at different levels and steps.
  
  The planning step you are working on does not permit maintenance (manual data entry or changes) at the level of the planning hierarchy node you selected.
  This restriction is often configured to ensure data integrity and to enforce planning processes, where certain steps are only allowed to be maintained at specific hierarchy levels.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  Planning Hierarchy: A structure that organizes planning objects (e.g., products, locations) into levels.
  Planning Step: A stage in the planning process (e.g., demand planning,