How To Fix KG066 - Characteristic & does not exist in operating concern &

KG066 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KG - CO-PA Planning

• Message number: 066

• Message text: Characteristic & does not exist in operating concern &

What causes this issue?

Characteristic group <ZH>&v3&</> contains characteristic <ZH>&v1&</>.
This characteristic does not exist in operating concern &v2&.
Characteristic group &v3& is an attribute of plan version &v4&.

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?

Maintain characteristic group &v3&. <DS:TRAN.KEPA>Proceed</>

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KG066 - Characteristic & does not exist in operating concern & ?

  The SAP error message KG066 indicates that a characteristic specified in a report or transaction does not exist in the specified operating concern. This error typically occurs in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) when you are trying to access or analyze data that references a characteristic that has not been defined or is not available in the operating concern you are working with.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Characteristic: The characteristic you are trying to use in your report or analysis is not defined in the operating concern.
  Incorrect Operating Concern: You may be referencing the wrong operating concern where the characteristic is not available.
  Data Model Changes: Changes in the data model, such as the addition or deletion of characteristics, may lead to this error if the report or analysis has not been updated accordingly.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access certain characteristics in the operating concern.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
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