How To Fix CL057 - Characteristic & marked for deletion

CL057 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CL - Classification

• Message number: 057

• Message text: Characteristic & marked for deletion

What causes this issue?

You want to include a characteristic in a class, but the characteristic
contains a deletion indicator. You can only assign released
characteristics to a class.

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?

This is an internal error.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CL057 - Details

• The SAP error message CL057, which states "Characteristic & marked for deletion," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Classification system. This message indicates that a characteristic you are trying to use has been flagged for deletion, meaning it is no longer active in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Marked for Deletion: The characteristic has been marked for deletion in the classification system. This can happen if someone has decided to remove the characteristic from use, but the deletion process has not been fully executed.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as references to a characteristic that is no longer valid.
  User Permissions: The user may not have the necessary permissions to access or modify the characteristic.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Status:
  
  Go to the transaction code CL02 (Change Characteristic) or CL03 (Display Characteristic).
  Enter the characteristic name that is causing the error.
  Check if the characteristic is indeed marked for deletion. If it is, you can