How To Fix 40551 - No characteristics with automatic value assignment found

40551 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 40 - Messages for Process Orders

• Message number: 551

• Message text: No characteristics with automatic value assignment found

What causes this issue?

You have selected the function "automatic value assignment".

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

The system could not find any characteristics with the indicator
"automatic value assignment".

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

40551 - Details

• The SAP error message 40551, "No characteristics with automatic value assignment found," typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system, particularly when dealing with characteristics and values in the context of material master data or classification.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The system is trying to assign values to characteristics that have not been defined or are not available for the specific class or object.
  Incorrect Configuration: The classification system may not be properly configured to allow for automatic value assignment for the characteristics in question.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data setup, such as missing links between classes and characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristics:
  
  Go to the classification view in SAP and verify that the characteristics you are trying to use are defined for the class you are working with.
  Ensure that the characteristics are set up to allow for automatic value assignment.
  
  
  
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