How To Fix KU385 - Characteristic structure &1 already being processed

KU385 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KU - Costing: Rollup

• Message number: 385

• Message text: Characteristic structure &1 already being processed

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KU385 - Details

• The SAP error message KU385, which states "Characteristic structure &1 already being processed," typically occurs in the context of handling characteristic structures in SAP, particularly in the areas of variant configuration or when dealing with characteristics in material master data.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Concurrent Processing: The characteristic structure is being accessed or modified by another user or process at the same time. This can happen in a multi-user environment where multiple sessions are trying to update or read the same characteristic structure.
  Locking Mechanism: SAP uses a locking mechanism to prevent data inconsistencies. If a characteristic structure is locked by one transaction, other transactions trying to access it will receive this error.
  Long-running Transactions: If a transaction that is processing the characteristic structure takes too long, it may lead to other transactions being unable to access it, resulting in this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KU385 error, you can try the following steps:
  
  
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