How To Fix KH628 - A unique characteristic value must be specified for field &1

KH628 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KH - CO-PA Reporting

• Message number: 628

• Message text: A unique characteristic value must be specified for field &1

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &1 is required as reference characteristic.
A currency or unit of measure is derived from this characteristic. For
this reason, a unique characteristic value must be specified when the
report is executed.

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

System Response

The report cannot be executed. It terminates with error message KH628.

How to fix this error?

When the report is executed, only one value may be entered in the
selection screen for characteristic &1.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KH628 - A unique characteristic value must be specified for field &1 ?

  The SAP error message KH628 ("A unique characteristic value must be specified for field &1") typically occurs in the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with characteristics in Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or when working with characteristics in other areas like Material Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD).
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that a required characteristic value is missing or not specified uniquely for a particular field. In SAP, characteristics are used to define the attributes of a business object, and certain fields must have unique values to ensure data integrity and proper reporting.
  Common causes for this error include:
  
  Missing Characteristic Value: The characteristic value for the specified field is not provided.
  Duplicate Values: There may be multiple entries for the same characteristic value, which leads to ambiguity.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the characteristics in the system may not be set up correctly, leading to issues when trying to enter