How To Fix BRAIN112 - Constant selection is activated. Figures are bracketed [ ]

BRAIN112 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 112

• Message text: Constant selection is activated. Figures are bracketed [ ]

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

When a user starts a query or bookmark using Execute and Debug in the
query monitor (transaction RSRT, RSRT1, or RSRT2), the system adds
brackets to all numbers for which constant selection is active; it also
displays these numbers in a different color.
This helps you to analyze complex figures and, where applicable, to
recognize that an error has not occurred in the analytic engine.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BRAIN112 - Details

• The SAP error message BRAIN112, which states "Constant selection is activated. Figures are bracketed [ ]", typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when you are trying to execute a query or report that has constant selection activated.
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that the query is set up to use constant selection for certain characteristics or key figures. When constant selection is activated, it means that the values for those characteristics or key figures are fixed and cannot be changed during the execution of the query. The figures being bracketed [ ] signify that they are being treated as constants, and any attempt to modify them will lead to this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Query Design:
  
  Open the query in the Query Designer.
  Look for any characteristics or key figures that have constant selection activated.
  If you need to change the