How To Fix EIP012 - Characteristic could not be determined because prerequisite is missing.

EIP012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EIP - Foreign Trade: Messages for Log Printout

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Characteristic could not be determined because prerequisite is missing.

Missing prerequisite - Item level - Foreign Trade data

What causes this issue?

The system could not find characteristic &V1& because characteristic
&V2& is missing.

System Response

The system issues an error message.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the characteristic &V2& in the Foreign Trade data of document
&V3& item &V4&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EIP012 - Characteristic could not be determined because prerequisite is missing. ?

  The SAP error message EIP012, which states "Characteristic could not be determined because prerequisite is missing," typically occurs in the context of SAP's variant configuration (VC) or when dealing with characteristics in a material master. This error indicates that the system is unable to determine a specific characteristic for a product because one or more prerequisite conditions are not met.
  Causes:
  
  
  Missing Prerequisite Characteristics: The characteristic that you are trying to determine has prerequisites that are not fulfilled. For example, if a characteristic is dependent on another characteristic being set, and that characteristic is not set, you will encounter this error.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the material or product may not be set up correctly, leading to missing links between characteristics.
  
  
  Incomplete Master Data: The material master or configuration profile may be incomplete or incorrectly maintained, leading to missing relationships between characteristics.
  
  
  User Input Errors: The user may have selected options that