How To Fix KE/NC134 - Other dependent or higher-level characteristics are moved

KE/NC134 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KE/NC -

• Message number: 134

• Message text: Other dependent or higher-level characteristics are moved

What causes this issue?

You have moved one or more characteristics from <LS>"not to be changed"
</> to <LS>"to be derived again"</> or to <LS>"replace with fixed
value"</>. One or more of them are dependent on another characteristic
or have a lower-level characteristic dependent on them.

System Response

Since all characteristics that are in a dependency relationaship have
to be used together, the characteristics dependent on the selected
characteristics and/or the higher-level characteristics on which the
selected characteristics are dependent have also been moved.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KE/NC134 - Details

• The SAP error message KE/NC134 "Other dependent or higher-level characteristics are moved" typically occurs in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) when there is an issue with the assignment of characteristics in a report or when trying to change the characteristics of a document that has dependencies on other characteristics.
  
  Cause:
  
  Characteristic Dependency: This error usually arises when you attempt to change a characteristic that is dependent on another characteristic. For example, if you have a characteristic that is dependent on a higher-level characteristic, and you try to change the lower-level characteristic, SAP will throw this error.
  Data Consistency: The system is designed to maintain data consistency, and any attempt to change a characteristic that would violate this consistency will result in this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the characteristics in the CO-PA module, such as incorrect settings in the characteristic derivation or assignment.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Characteristic Dependencies: Review the