How To Fix G00873 - Independent characteristic &1 has a lower sequence number than &2

G00873 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G00 - SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 873

• Message text: Independent characteristic &1 has a lower sequence number than &2

What causes this issue?

The sequence number for characteristic &V2& is too big. This is because
the independent characteristic, &V1&, has sequence number &V3&.

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?

For characteristic &V2&, choose a number that is less than &V3&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message G00873 - Independent characteristic &1 has a lower sequence number than &2 ?

  The SAP error message G00873 indicates that there is an issue with the sequence numbers assigned to independent characteristics in a planning scenario, typically within the context of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO). This error arises when the sequence number of an independent characteristic is lower than that of another characteristic, which can lead to inconsistencies in planning data.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Incorrect Sequence Number Assignment: The independent characteristics have been assigned sequence numbers that do not follow the required order. In SAP, independent characteristics should have sequence numbers that reflect their hierarchy or order of processing.
  Data Model 
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the data model where the sequence numbers of characteristics are not aligned properly.
  Manual Changes: If sequence numbers were manually changed or imported incorrectly, it could lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the G00873 error, you