How To Fix AJ554 - Specify a weighting key

AJ554 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AJ - Billing program

• Message number: 554

• Message text: Specify a weighting key

What causes this issue?

If you select the <LS>Conversion factor</> field, you have to enter a
weighting key. The corresponding weighting procedure must have a degree
day weighting.

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?

INCLUDE ISU_KORR OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AJ554 - Specify a weighting key ?

  The SAP error message AJ554, which states "Specify a weighting key," typically occurs in the context of the SAP system when dealing with the allocation of costs or revenues, particularly in the area of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or similar modules where weighting keys are used to determine how costs or revenues are distributed across different dimensions (e.g., products, customers, regions).
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when a user attempts to execute a transaction or report that requires a weighting key, but none has been specified. Weighting keys are essential for determining how to allocate costs or revenues based on predefined criteria. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  When creating or modifying a profitability segment.
  When running a report that requires allocation based on specific criteria.
  When trying to post a document that requires a weighting key for cost distribution.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you should take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify the Transaction: Determine which transaction or