How To Fix 7A421 - More than one statistical key figure is assigned to value category &1

7A421 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 7A - PS Progress Analysis

• Message number: 421

• Message text: More than one statistical key figure is assigned to value category &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 7A421 - More than one statistical key figure is assigned to value category &1 ?

  The SAP error message 7A421 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of statistical key figures to a value category. Specifically, it means that more than one statistical key figure has been assigned to a single value category, which is not allowed in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in the context of controlling (CO) or profitability analysis (CO-PA) when you are trying to assign statistical key figures to a value category. The system expects that each value category can only be associated with one statistical key figure. If multiple key figures are assigned to the same value category, the system will throw this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Assignments: Go to the configuration settings where statistical key figures are assigned to value categories. You can do this in the SAP GUI by navigating to the relevant configuration path (usually under Controlling -> Cost Element