How To Fix CL151 - Values assigned to object & characteristic & changed in time period

CL151 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CL - Classification

• Message number: 151

• Message text: Values assigned to object & characteristic & changed in time period

What causes this issue?

You want to do a <DS:GLOS.date_shift>date shift</>. In the time period
between the old and new date, a change has been made to assigned
values. This means that the chanage is not consistent.

System Response

The consistency of a change is violated if the following changes have
been made with a <DS:GLOS.change_number>change number</> in the time
period between the old and new date:
Changes to the class itself
Changes to the objects allocated to the class
Changes to the values assigned to the objects

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CL151 - Values assigned to object & characteristic & changed in time period ?

  The SAP error message CL151 indicates that there is a conflict with the values assigned to a characteristic of a class in a specific time period. This typically occurs in the context of classification in SAP, where characteristics are used to define the properties of a class of objects (like materials, equipment, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  The error message CL151 is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to change the value of a characteristic for an object (like a material or equipment) that has already been assigned a value for that characteristic in a specific time period.
  The system detects that the new value you are trying to assign overlaps with an existing value that is already defined for that characteristic within the same time frame.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Values: Review the existing values assigned to the characteristic for the object in question. You can do this by navigating to