How To Fix J5324 - Characteristic & was selected; characteristics are part of a compound

J5324 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: J5 - External Data Transfer

• Message number: 324

• Message text: Characteristic & was selected; characteristics are part of a compound

What causes this issue?

You did not want to select the specified characteristic for use in
selection screens, but this characteristic is part of a compound
containing one that you do want to select. It is not useful to use a
compounded characteristic without the partner characteristic.

System Response

The specified characteristic is also selected for use in the selection
screens.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

J5324 - Details

• The SAP error message J5324 indicates that a characteristic you are trying to use is part of a compound characteristic, which means it cannot be selected independently. In SAP, compound characteristics are used to group multiple characteristics together, and they must be handled as a single entity.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You attempt to select or use a characteristic that is part of a compound characteristic in a context where only individual characteristics are allowed.
  The system is designed to prevent the selection of individual characteristics that are part of a compound to maintain data integrity and consistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify the Compound Characteristic: Determine which compound characteristic the selected characteristic belongs to. You can do this by checking the configuration in the characteristic settings.
  
  
  Use the Compound Characteristic: Instead of selecting the individual characteristic, use the compound characteristic that encompasses it. This may involve adjusting your selection