How To Fix KY218 - If you specify &, you must specify & (fixed value or mandatory variable)

KY218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KY - Messages for SAP-EIS: Presentation

• Message number: 218

• Message text: If you specify &, you must specify & (fixed value or mandatory variable)

What causes this issue?

These two fields are linked to one another (compound characteristics).
This means that specifying dependent field &V1& is only useful if you
have already specified the other field. You entered a fixed value for
field &V1&. The superior characteristic &V2& was defined as a variable
with an optional entry which has not yet been specified.

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?

Specify characteristic &V2&. There are two ways of specifying &V2&:
enter a fixed value or
enter a variable with a mandatory entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KY218 - If you specify &, you must specify & (fixed value or mandatory variable) ?

  The SAP error message KY218 typically occurs in the context of SAP Controlling (CO) when you are trying to execute a report or transaction that requires certain parameters to be specified. The error message indicates that if you specify a certain variable (denoted by &), you must also specify another variable (also denoted by &). This is often related to the use of fixed values or mandatory variables in your selection criteria.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You have defined a selection criterion that is dependent on another criterion, but you have not provided the necessary corresponding value.
  The system expects both parameters to be filled in order to process the request correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KY218 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Selection Criteria: Review the selection screen of the report or transaction you are executing. Ensure that if you have specified one variable, you also provide the required corresponding variable.
  
  
  Mandatory Fields: Identify which fields are