How To Fix CJ872 - No additional field found for characteristic &

CJ872 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CJ - Project master data and structure

• Message number: 872

• Message text: No additional field found for characteristic &

What causes this issue?

In the conversion from summarization using classification to
summarization using master data fields, the system tries to assign an
appropriate characteristic from classification to each additional field
from the summarization.
No suitable field could be found for characteristic &V1&,

How to fix this error?

If you want to use the value from the characteristic in summarization
using master data fields, you must use a customer enhancement to create
the missing field as additional fields.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CJ872 - No additional field found for characteristic & ?

  The SAP error message CJ872 ("No additional field found for characteristic &") typically occurs in the context of project management, particularly when dealing with project definitions, WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) elements, or related characteristics in SAP Project System (PS).
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The system is trying to access a characteristic that has not been defined or is not available in the context of the project or WBS element.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the project profile or the characteristics assigned to the project.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing entries in the characteristic assignment or incorrect settings in the project definition.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CJ872 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Assignment:
  
  Go to the project definition or WBS element in question and check if the required characteristics are correctly assigned.
  Ensure that the characteristic you are trying to access is