How To Fix KH378 - New hierarchies have been created for characteristic "&"

KH378 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KH - CO-PA Reporting

• Message number: 378

• Message text: New hierarchies have been created for characteristic "&"

What causes this issue?

A number of hierarchical structures are stored for the characteristic
&V1&. However, you have not yet chosen a hierarchy in the report
definition.
Due to the hierarchy settings (mandatory hierarchies), you must choose
a hierarchy.

System Response

You cannot execute the report until you have chosen a hierarchy and
saved the report under "Change report".

How to fix this error?

Execute the transaction "Change report" and choose a hierarchy for the
characteristic &V1&.
DEFINE &MESSAGE_TYP& = &V4&.

<DS:TRAN.KDNN>Change report</>


<DS:TRAN.KDNN>Change report</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KH378 - New hierarchies have been created for characteristic "&" ?

  The SAP error message KH378 indicates that new hierarchies have been created for a characteristic in the context of SAP's CO (Controlling) module, particularly when dealing with Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or other areas that utilize characteristics and hierarchies.
  
  Cause:
  The error message KH378 typically occurs when:
  
  New Hierarchies Created: New hierarchies have been added for a characteristic that is being used in a report or analysis. This can happen when new data is uploaded or when changes are made to the master data.
  Inconsistent Data: The system detects that the existing reports or queries are referencing old hierarchies, which may no longer be valid due to the introduction of new hierarchies.
  Data Structure Changes: Changes in the data structure or configuration related to characteristics and hierarchies can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KH378 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Hierarchies: Review the new hierarchies that have been created for the characteristic in question.