How To Fix BRAIN055 - Characteristic &1 has no hierarchies

BRAIN055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 055

• Message text: Characteristic &1 has no hierarchies

What causes this issue?

IOBJNM = &V1&
ELTUID = &V2&
CELLTP= &V3&
The query has probably been transported<(>,<)> or InfoObject &V1& has
been changed.

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?

Check the query definition.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BRAIN055 - Details

• The SAP error message BRAIN055 indicates that a specific characteristic (denoted by &1) does not have any hierarchies defined in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when you are trying to use a characteristic that is expected to have a hierarchy for reporting or analysis purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Hierarchies Defined: The characteristic in question has not been assigned any hierarchies in the InfoObject settings.
  Incorrect Configuration: The characteristic may be configured incorrectly, or the hierarchy might not have been activated.
  Data Model Issues: The data model may not have been properly set up to include hierarchies for the characteristic.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Assignment:
  
  Go to the InfoObject maintenance (transaction code RSD1).
  Find the characteristic that is causing the error.
  Check if any hierarchies are defined for this characteristic. If not, you will need to create and assign hierarchies.
  
  
  
  Create Hierarchies:
  
  If no hierarchies exist, you can create them