How To Fix C5862 - Select a characteristic with a long text assignment

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C5 - Master Recipe

• Message number: 862

• Message text: Select a characteristic with a long text assignment

What causes this issue?

You have selected the function "long text". However, you have not
selected a characteristic that needs to be assigned a value with a long
text (these characteristics have the indicator "T").

How to fix this error?

Select a long text characteristic and call up the function again.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message C5862 - Select a characteristic with a long text assignment ?

  The SAP error message C5862, which states "Select a characteristic with a long text assignment," typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system, particularly when working with characteristics in the classification of materials or objects.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when you attempt to perform an action that requires a characteristic to have a long text assigned to it, but the selected characteristic does not have a long text defined. Long texts are often used to provide detailed descriptions or additional information about a characteristic, and certain functionalities in SAP may require these long texts to be present.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the characteristic you are trying to use has a long text assigned to it. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Characteristic Maintenance:
  
  Go to transaction code CT04 (Characteristic Maintenance).
  
  
  
  Select the Characteristic:
  
  Enter the name of the characteristic that is causing the error and click on the