How To Fix KM893 - Characteristic &1 must be added as a lead column

KM893 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KM - Error messages for Profit Center Accounting

• Message number: 893

• Message text: Characteristic &1 must be added as a lead column

What causes this issue?

If you use lead columns in a document entry layout, you must always
define the characteristic &V1& as lead column.

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?

Create another lead column with the characteristic &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM893 - Details

• The SAP error message KM893 indicates that a characteristic must be added as a lead column in a report or query. This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BEx (Business Explorer) reporting, where certain characteristics are required to be defined as lead columns for proper data aggregation and reporting.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A query or report is being executed that requires a specific characteristic to be designated as a lead column.
  The characteristic in question is not included in the lead column settings of the query.
  The data model or query design does not meet the requirements for the specific reporting scenario.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KM893 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Open the Query Designer:
  
  Access the Query Designer in SAP BW or BEx.
  
  
  
  Locate the Query:
  
  Find the query that is generating the error.
  
  
  
  Add the Characteristic as a Lead Column:
  
  In the Query Designer, navigate to the "Rows" or "Columns" section