How To Fix BRAIN817 - Characteristic &1 does not exist. Check authorizations.

BRAIN817 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 817

• Message text: Characteristic &1 does not exist. Check authorizations.

What causes this issue?

In preparation for the authorization check, the properties of InfoObject
&v1& have to be read.
However, InfoObject &v1& does not exist, or it has not been activated.

System Response

Errors may occur during the authorization check, or when you execute a
query.

How to fix this error?

Check your authorization objects. It is likely that at least one
authorization object still contains the InfoObject &v1&, even though
this InfoObject is not actually available. It is possible that the
authorization object but not the InfoObject &v1& has been transported.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BRAIN817 - Details

• The SAP error message BRAIN817 indicates that a specific characteristic (denoted as &1) does not exist in the context of the operation you are trying to perform, and it also suggests checking authorizations. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when working with queries, reports, or data modeling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Existent Characteristic: The characteristic you are trying to use in your query or report does not exist in the InfoObject catalog or the data model.
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the query may not have the necessary authorizations to access the characteristic or the associated InfoObject.
  Incorrect Query Design: The query may be incorrectly designed, referencing a characteristic that has been deleted or renamed.
  Transport Issues: If the characteristic was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly activated or may not exist in the target system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Existence:
  
  Go to the SAP BW