How To Fix CB006 - Characteristic & has the invalid format &. Check

CB006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CB - PP-PI-PMA: Dialog Messages for Process Management

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Characteristic & has the invalid format &. Check

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& has format &V3&.
However, a value of format &V2& has been assigned to characteristic &V1&
. For this reason, the control recipe has not been created in the ERP
system.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Assign a value of format &V3& to characteristic &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CB006 - Characteristic & has the invalid format &. Check ?

  The SAP error message CB006 indicates that a characteristic in the configuration of a product has an invalid format. This error typically arises in the context of variant configuration, where characteristics are defined for configurable materials.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Characteristic Format: The characteristic may have been defined with an incorrect data type or format that does not match the expected input. For example, if a characteristic is defined as a numeric type but is being assigned a string value.
  Missing or Incorrect Value Assignment: The characteristic may not have a valid value assigned to it, or the value assigned does not conform to the defined domain of the characteristic.
  Configuration Profile Issues: There may be issues with the configuration profile or dependencies that are not correctly set up, leading to invalid characteristic values.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors when assigning values to characteristics can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Characteristic Definition: Go to the