How To Fix KE501 - Text table for characteristic & not found (check table &)

KE501 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KE -

• Message number: 501

• Message text: Text table for characteristic & not found (check table &)

What causes this issue?

No text table could be found in the ABAP/4 Dictionary for the check
table for this characteristic field.

System Response

No texts are displayed for the values of this characteristic.

How to fix this error?

If you wish to display texts, you need to define and maintain a
text table. If a table already exists, check its definition.
"TEXT" should be contained in the foreign key of the ABAP/4 Dictionary.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KE501 - Text table for characteristic & not found (check table &) ?

  The SAP error message KE501 indicates that the system is unable to find the text table for a specific characteristic in the context of CO (Controlling) module, particularly when dealing with characteristics in Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or other related areas. This error typically arises when the system is trying to retrieve a description or text for a characteristic that does not have an associated text table defined in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Text Table: The most common cause of this error is that the text table for the specified characteristic is not defined in the system. This can happen if the characteristic was created but the corresponding text table was not set up.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the characteristic in the CO-PA settings, leading to the system not being able to locate the text table.
  Data Inconsistency: If there are inconsistencies in the data or if the