SAP Message X4240 - An original component does not exist for successor &1

Diagnosis
During planning with product interchangeability in SAP APO, you havepartially or completely replaced the original component of an order withthe successor component &V1&. The original component does not exist inthe current version of the order in SAP ECC. For this reason, SAP ECCcannot add the successor component to this order.

System Response
The system terminates the transfer and processing of the order in SAPECC and creates a faulty queue entry.

Procedure
Check the BOM in SAP ECC and the production process model in SAP APO. Ifthe data does not agree, execute a reconcile. If the problem continuesto occur even though the data agrees, contact SAP.

Procedure for System Administration
Additional information:

  • Component transferred: &V1&

  • PARENTPOS transferred: &V2&