How To Fix KU320 - Characteristics beginning with & cannot be assigned to &

KU320 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KU - Costing: Rollup

• Message number: 320

• Message text: Characteristics beginning with & cannot be assigned to &

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to assign a characteristic whose name starts with
<ZH>SAP_KKR_</> to class SAP_KKR_CLASS. Such characteristics must refer
to table KKRAMERK and should be maintained in the appropriate
transaction in Customizing for Controlling.

System Response

The system could not assign the characteristic to the class.

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?

Maintain object characteristics through the appropriate transactions in
Customizing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KU320 - Details

• The SAP error message KU320 typically indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of characteristics in the context of variant configuration. This error occurs when you attempt to assign characteristics that do not meet the required criteria or are not compatible with the configuration model you are working with.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Naming Convention: The error message suggests that there are characteristics that begin with a specific prefix (indicated by the first &) that cannot be assigned to another characteristic or object (indicated by the second &). This often happens when the naming conventions or the structure of the characteristics do not align with the expected configuration.
  
  
  Characteristic Grouping: The characteristics may belong to different groups or classes that are not compatible with each other. For example, if you are trying to assign a characteristic that is not allowed in a certain context or configuration profile.
  
  
  Configuration Profile Issues: The configuration profile may not