How To Fix KX619 - Field & must be contained in compound characteristic

KX619 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 619

• Message text: Field & must be contained in compound characteristic

What causes this issue?

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KX619 - Details

• The SAP error message KX619 indicates that a specific field must be contained within a compound characteristic. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Controlling (CO) when working with characteristics and their values in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or other related modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when you are trying to assign or use a characteristic that is not properly defined as part of a compound characteristic. In SAP, compound characteristics are used to group multiple characteristics together, and certain fields must adhere to this structure. If a characteristic is expected to be part of a compound but is not, the system will throw this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KX619 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to the transaction code KSC1 (for creating a characteristic) or KSC2 (for changing a characteristic).
  Verify that the characteristic you are trying to use is indeed defined as part of a compound