How To Fix COM_PRODUCT828 - Category &2 is not assigned to any object family

COM_PRODUCT828 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PRODUCT - General Messages on Products

• Message number: 828

• Message text: Category &2 is not assigned to any object family

What causes this issue?

The category &V2& cannot be entered as an object category for the
product &V1&. As the category &V2& belongs to the base hierarchy of the
product type, categories for individual objects must be explicitly
designated as such by specifying an object family. An entry has not been
made in the <LS>Object Family</> field for this category.

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?

Check your entry. If necessary, make an entry in the <LS>Object Family
</> field for the category.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_PRODUCT828 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PRODUCT828 indicates that a specific category (denoted as &2 in the message) is not assigned to any object family in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or similar modules where product categories and object families are used to organize and manage products.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Assignment: The category you are trying to use has not been assigned to any object family in the system. This can happen if the category was created but not properly linked to an object family.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings where the object family is not set up to include the specified category.
  Data Integrity Issues: If there have been recent changes to the configuration or data, it is possible that the relationships between categories and object families have been disrupted.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Category Assignment:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP (usually in