How To Fix KH321 - This sort order for characteristics requires a different level of detail

KH321 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KH - CO-PA Reporting

• Message number: 321

• Message text: This sort order for characteristics requires a different level of detail

What causes this issue?

You have sorted your characteristics so that the characteristic after
which you placed a page break is behind the last characteristic which
is to be broken down.

System Response

This is not logical.

How to fix this error?

Change which characteristic you want to break down to. You may also
need to change the page break.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KH321 - This sort order for characteristics requires a different level of detail ?

  The SAP error message KH321, which states "This sort order for characteristics requires a different level of detail," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with characteristics in the context of reporting or analysis.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when there is a mismatch between the level of detail required for sorting characteristics and the level of detail available in the data being processed. Specifically, it can occur when:
  
  
  Inconsistent Data Levels: The characteristics you are trying to sort or analyze do not have the same level of granularity. For example, if you are trying to sort by a characteristic that is defined at a more detailed level than the data being analyzed, this error can occur.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the characteristics in the report or analysis might not align with the data structure or the way the data is aggregated.
  
  
  Missing Characteristics: If certain characteristics that