How To Fix KX574 - Characteristic & cannot be included in compound

KX574 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KX - EC-EIS/EC-BP: Data basis, data collection

• Message number: 574

• Message text: Characteristic & cannot be included in compound

What causes this issue?

This characteristic cannot be compounded with another characteristic
since it does not have its own check table.

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 a new characteristic with the same technical attributes (type and
length) for which a check table will be created when you save and
generate. Use this characteristic in the compound. Copy any existing
master data from the original to the new characteristic.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KX574 - Characteristic & cannot be included in compound ?

  The SAP error message KX574 indicates that a characteristic cannot be included in a compound characteristic. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system, particularly when dealing with characteristics in the context of variant configuration or classification.
  
  Cause:
  The error message KX574 can arise due to several reasons:
  
  
  Incompatible Data Types: The characteristic you are trying to include in a compound may have a data type that is incompatible with the other characteristics in the compound.
  
  
  Incorrect Characteristic Settings: The characteristic may not be set up correctly in the system. For example, it might be marked as a "class characteristic" when it should not be.
  
  
  Missing Dependencies: There may be dependencies or relationships that are not properly defined between the characteristics.
  
  
  Characteristic Usage: The characteristic might already be used in another context that prevents it from being included in the compound.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KX574 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Settings:
  
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