How To Fix BRAIN060 - Value '&1' (hex. '&3') of characteristic &2 contains invalid characters

BRAIN060 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 060

• Message text: Value '&1' (hex. '&3') of characteristic &2 contains invalid characters

What causes this issue?

Only the following standard characters are normally valid in
characteristic values:
!"%<(>&<)>''()*+,-./:;<=>?_0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
Characteristic values that only consist of the character # or that begin
with ! are not valid.
You are trying to load the invalid characteristic value &V1&
(hexadecimal representation &V3&).

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Try to change the invalid characters to valid characters.
If you want values that contain invalid characters to be admitted into
the system, make the appropriate setting in <DS:SIMG.BW_RSKC>BW
Customizing</>. Refer to the documentation describing the requirements
for special characters and the possible consequences.
For more information on the problems involved with valid and invalid
characters, click <DS:TX.RS_SMALLCAPITAL_1>here</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN060 - Value '&1' (hex. '&3') of characteristic &2 contains invalid characters ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN060 indicates that a value for a characteristic in the SAP system contains invalid characters. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when dealing with data loading, transformation, or reporting processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when:
  
  The value being processed for a characteristic contains characters that are not allowed. This could include special characters, spaces, or characters that do not conform to the expected format for that characteristic.
  The characteristic may have specific restrictions on the type of data it can accept (e.g., numeric, alphanumeric, etc.).
  The data source may have inconsistencies or errors that lead to invalid values being passed to the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BRAIN060 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify the Invalid Value: 
  
  Check the error message details to identify the specific value (&1) and characteristic (&2) that is causing the issue. The hexadecimal