How To Fix AP320 - Texts for characteristic &1 not determined automatically

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AP - Investment program messages

• Message number: 320

• Message text: Texts for characteristic &1 not determined automatically

What causes this issue?

The system could not find any method for automatically determining
texts for characteristic &V1& in the drilldown.

How to fix this error?

If you want text determination for the characteristic in the drilldown,
there are three options:
Define the characteristic on a domain with fixed values.
Enter a check table, and a foreign key relationship for the check
table, for the characteristic in the enhancement structure.
You also have to define another table via a foreign key as a text table
for the check table.
Program the reading of texts for the characteristic values in the
appropriate component of the customer enhancement.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AP320 - Texts for characteristic &1 not determined automatically ?

  The SAP error message AP320, which states "Texts for characteristic &1 not determined automatically," typically occurs in the context of SAP's variant configuration or when dealing with characteristics in a material master or sales order. This error indicates that the system was unable to automatically determine the text for a specific characteristic.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Texts: The most common cause is that the text for the specified characteristic has not been maintained in the system. This can happen if the characteristic is newly created or if the texts were not entered during the configuration process.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration settings that prevent the system from retrieving the correct texts.
  
  
  Language Settings: The texts may not be available in the language that the user is currently using, leading to the inability to display the characteristic text.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the