How To Fix KG394 - It is not possible to summarize with characteristic &2

KG394 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KG - CO-PA Planning

• Message number: 394

• Message text: It is not possible to summarize with characteristic &2

What causes this issue?

You summarized the data for characteristic "&V2&", but not that for
characteristic "&V1&". However, characteristic "&V1&" is dependent on
characteristic "&V2&".

System Response

If you want to summarize the data for characteristic "&V2&", you also
need to summarize the data for the dependent characteristic "&V1&".

How to fix this error?

In the screen "Processing instructions", choose the function
"Summarize" for
characteristics "&V1&" and "&V2&",
characteristic "&V1&" only
or
for neither characteristic.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KG394 - It is not possible to summarize with characteristic &2 ?

  The SAP error message KG394, which states "It is not possible to summarize with characteristic &2," typically occurs in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) when you are trying to summarize data based on a characteristic that is not allowed for summarization.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Characteristic Configuration: The characteristic you are trying to summarize (indicated by &2 in the error message) may not be configured to allow summarization in the system. This can happen if the characteristic is not defined as a summarizable characteristic in the CO-PA configuration.
  
  
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data that prevent summarization. For example, if the characteristic has different values that cannot be aggregated logically.
  
  
  Missing Authorizations: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform summarization on certain characteristics.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Configuration:
  
  Go to the CO-PA configuration settings and verify if the characteristic in question is set up to allow summarization. You can do this by navigating