How To Fix IM824 - Characteristic delimitation only applies to one functional location

IM824 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IM - Maintenance notifications

• Message number: 824

• Message text: Characteristic delimitation only applies to one functional location

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IM824 - Characteristic delimitation only applies to one functional location ?

  The SAP error message IM824 ("Characteristic delimitation only applies to one functional location") typically occurs in the context of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or SAP Investment Management (IM) when you are trying to assign characteristics to a functional location or an object that is not compatible with the characteristic delimitation settings.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to assign characteristics to multiple functional locations or objects that are not allowed to share the same characteristics due to the way the characteristic delimitation is configured. In SAP, characteristics can be defined to apply to specific functional locations, and if you try to apply them to multiple locations or if the configuration does not support it, this error will be triggered.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IM824 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for characteristics in SAP (Transaction Code: SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for defining characteristics and check