How To Fix CU032 - Used more than once - can only be maintained centrally

CU032 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CU - Variants / configuration messages

• Message number: 032

• Message text: Used more than once - can only be maintained centrally

What causes this issue?

You want to change global object dependencies locally for an object.
However, this is not possible, as the object dependencies are allocated
to other objects as well. For this reason, you can only change the
dependencies globally using dependency maintenance functions.

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?

Change the object dependencies globally in the dependency maintenance
function.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CU032 - Details

• The SAP error message CU032 ("Used more than once - can only be maintained centrally") typically occurs in the context of the SAP Customizing Implementation (CU) when you are trying to maintain a characteristic or a value that is defined as "centrally maintained" in the system. This means that the characteristic or value is not allowed to be maintained in multiple places or contexts, and it must be managed from a central location.
  
  Cause:
  
  Centrally Maintained Characteristics: The characteristic you are trying to maintain is set up to be used in multiple contexts (e.g., in different plants or sales organizations) but is defined to be maintained centrally. This means that it can only be edited in one place, usually at the client level.
  Multiple Usage: The characteristic or value is being referenced in multiple places, which violates the central maintenance rule.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check the Characteristic Definition: Go to the transaction code CT04 (for characteristics) and