How To Fix CM_VAI022 - Choose a characteristic with a single value as standard sort field

CM_VAI022 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CM_VAI - EHS-BAS: Table-Based Value Assignment

• Message number: 022

• Message text: Choose a characteristic with a single value as standard sort field

What causes this issue?

You have set a characteristic that can have multiple values assigned or
an object that is not a characteristic as a standard sort field. This is
not permitted.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CM_VAI022 - Choose a characteristic with a single value as standard sort field ?

  The SAP error message CM_VAI022, which states "Choose a characteristic with a single value as standard sort field," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Variant Configuration (VC) or when dealing with characteristics in a configuration profile. This error indicates that the system requires a characteristic that can only take a single value to be used as the standard sort field, but the characteristic you have selected does not meet this requirement.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Values Allowed: The characteristic you selected allows multiple values (e.g., it is a characteristic that can have multiple entries).
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration profile may not be set up correctly, or the characteristic is not defined as a single-value characteristic in the system.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in the selection of the characteristic, leading to the choice of a characteristic that does not conform to the requirement.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Select a Single-Value Characteristic: Go back to the configuration