How To Fix BW_BICS_INA063 - Dimension &1 needs at least one attribute with presentation <> &2

BW_BICS_INA063 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BW_BICS_INA -

• Message number: 063

• Message text: Dimension &1 needs at least one attribute with presentation <> &2

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BW_BICS_INA063 - Details

• The SAP error message BW_BICS_INA063 indicates that a specific dimension in your SAP BW (Business Warehouse) model requires at least one attribute to have a presentation type that is different from the specified type. This error typically arises when working with SAP BW queries or when using the BICS (Business Intelligence Consumer Services) interface.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A dimension in your BW model is defined without any attributes that meet the required presentation type.
  The presentation type of the attributes does not match the expected type for the dimension.
  The query or report you are trying to execute requires a certain attribute presentation for proper functioning.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Dimension Attributes:
  
  Go to the Data Warehousing Workbench (transaction RSA1).
  Navigate to the InfoObject that corresponds to the dimension in question.
  Check the attributes of the dimension and their presentation types.
  
  
  
  Modify Attributes:
  
  If there are no attributes with the required presentation type,