How To Fix KE085 - Characteristic & must also be in segment level for costing-based CO-PA

KE085 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KE -

• Message number: 085

• Message text: Characteristic & must also be in segment level for costing-based CO-PA

What causes this issue?

Every characteristic which is active in account-based Profitability
Analysis must be activated separately for costing-based Profitability
Analysis.
This ensures that a greater summarization of data is possible in
account-based Profitability Analysis than in costing-based
Profitability Analysis.

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?

You need to activate the characteristic for costing-based Profitability
Analysis as well, even if you are not using costing-based Profitability
Analysis.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KE085 - Characteristic & must also be in segment level for costing-based CO-PA ?

  The SAP error message KE085 indicates that a characteristic must be defined at the segment level for costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). This error typically arises when you are trying to post or analyze data in CO-PA, and the system requires certain characteristics to be available at the segment level but they are not.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Segment Level Characteristics: The characteristic that you are trying to use in your CO-PA report or posting is not defined at the segment level. In costing-based CO-PA, certain characteristics must be available at both the operating concern level and the segment level.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the operating concern may not include the required characteristics at the segment level.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data being posted or analyzed, leading to the requirement for certain characteristics to be present at the segment level.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for your operating concern in CO-PA.
  Ensure