How To Fix KE/AD314 - No suitable restriction was entered in segment &1 for characteristic &2

KE/AD314 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KE/AD -

• Message number: 314

• Message text: No suitable restriction was entered in segment &1 for characteristic &2

What causes this issue?

The selection defined in distribution &V3& for characteristic &V2& is
not sufficiently restrictive and could consequently lead to large
amounts of data being selected and posted.

How to fix this error?

Check the definition of the distribution in segment &V1&.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KE/AD314 - No suitable restriction was entered in segment &1 for characteristic &2 ?

  The SAP error message KE/AD314 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of characteristics in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Specifically, it means that there is no suitable restriction defined for a characteristic in the specified segment.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The characteristic specified in the error message is not defined or not properly assigned in the segment.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration for the segment may not include the necessary restrictions for the characteristic.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from finding a suitable restriction for the characteristic.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KE/AD314 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Segment Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the Profitability Analysis segment in SAP.
  Ensure that the characteristic mentioned in the error message is included in the segment configuration.
  Verify that the necessary restrictions for the characteristic are defined.
  
  
  
  Review Characteristic Assignment:
  
  Check if the characteristic is correctly