Error code 161 and capacity planning

Question

Hi,
Can any on kindly explain o me why the error code 161 appears during CIF and does it have any thing to do wih the capacity
Thanks,
SS

Answer 1

Hi,
The receipt date of the primary product is compared without taking into account the goods receipt processing time between SAP APO and SAP R/3. Because of this this inconsistency occurs.
In SAP APO, if the receipt date of the primary product deviates from the end date of the last activity of the order (for example, due to an offset or scheduling at the end of a fixed block), the receipt date always identifies this as inconsistent.
You cannot rectify inconsistencies of this type by using the reconcile provided in the CIF compare/reconcile function.
In this case, you should deactivate the receipt date comparison. Alternatively, you can activate the order end date comparison if the primary product is assigned to the final operation.
You can use the business add-in /SAPAPO/CIF_DELTA3 Enhancements Comparison Report to deactivate individual comparisons.
In SAP Note 645597, you can find example coding with which you can activate the order end date comparison.
Thanks,
nandha