How To Fix BRAIN076 - You cannot place a presentation hierarchy on characteristic &1

BRAIN076 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 076

• Message text: You cannot place a presentation hierarchy on characteristic &1

What causes this issue?

The InfoCube is a non-cumulative InfoCube, and characteristic &V1& is a
validity slice characteristic. This characteristic should therefore not
be used for aggregation, since the result would not yield any meaningful
value.
Aggregation at the hierarchy node level cannot be supported for
technical reasons.

System Response

The display hierarchy is switched off automatically.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BRAIN076 - Details

• The SAP error message BRAIN076 indicates that you are trying to place a presentation hierarchy on a characteristic that does not support it. This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when working with InfoObjects and their hierarchies.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because:
  
  The characteristic you are trying to use does not allow for a presentation hierarchy. Not all characteristics in SAP BW can have a hierarchy assigned to them.
  The characteristic may be defined as a "key figure" or a characteristic that is not designed to support hierarchical structures.
  The characteristic might be a non-hierarchical attribute or a characteristic that is not set up correctly in the data model.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Type: Verify that the characteristic you are trying to use is indeed a characteristic that supports hierarchies. You can do this by checking the definition of the