How To Fix KU311 - Characteristic & is too long

KU311 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KU - Costing: Rollup

• Message number: 311

• Message text: Characteristic & is too long

What causes this issue?

The value of this characteristic has a defined length of more than 30.
Here you can only use characteristics with a length of 30 or less.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Change the defined length of the characterstic value, or use a
different characteristic.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KU311 - Details

• The SAP error message KU311, which states "Characteristic & is too long," typically occurs when the length of a characteristic value exceeds the defined limit in the system. This can happen in various contexts, such as when working with characteristics in classification, variant configuration, or material master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Length Exceeded: The characteristic value you are trying to enter exceeds the maximum length defined for that characteristic in the system.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in data entry where an incorrect or overly long value is being input.
  Configuration Issue: The characteristic may not be properly configured to handle the expected length of values.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to the characteristic definition in the SAP system (Transaction code: CT04).
  Verify the maximum length defined for the characteristic. If necessary, adjust the length to accommodate the values you need to enter.
  
  
  
  Modify Input Value:
  
  If the characteristic length cannot be changed, ensure that the value you are