How To Fix FSH_MM_COMMON033 - You cannot maintain rules; characteristics are not maintained

FSH_MM_COMMON033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FSH_MM_COMMON -

• Message number: 033

• Message text: You cannot maintain rules; characteristics are not maintained

What causes this issue?

You have not maintained the PFM characteristics in the Customizing
activity <LS>Maintain Preferential Management Characteristics</> under
<LS>Logistics-General > SAP Fashion Management > Preferential Management
</>. The system does not allow you to maintain the PFM rules in
transaction <AB>FSH_PFM</> if you have not maintained the PFM
characteristics.

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?

Goto the Customizing activity <LS>Maintain PFM Characteristics</> under
<LS>Logistics-General > SAP Fashion Management > Preferential Management
</>.
Enter the PFM characteristics.
Lock the characteristics.

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 FSH_MM_COMMON033 - You cannot maintain rules; characteristics are not maintained ?

  The SAP error message FSH_MM_COMMON033 indicates that you are trying to maintain rules in the SAP Fashion Management (FSH) module, but the necessary characteristics for those rules have not been maintained. This typically occurs in the context of managing product attributes or characteristics that are essential for defining rules related to pricing, inventory, or other business processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The primary cause of this error is that the required characteristics for the product or item you are trying to maintain rules for have not been defined or are incomplete.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the characteristics in the system, such as missing entries in the characteristic master data.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from recognizing the necessary characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristics: 
  
  Navigate to the characteristic maintenance area in SAP (Transaction Code: CT04) and verify that the necessary characteristics are defined for the