How To Fix KY219 - If you specify &, you must specify & (fixed value or mandatory variable)

KY219 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 219

• 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. For &V1&, you specified a value
for a variable with a mandatory entry. 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
characteristic &V2&:
by entering a fixed value or
by entering a variable which requires a mandatory entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KY219 - If you specify &, you must specify & (fixed value or mandatory variable) ?

  The SAP error message KY219 typically occurs in the context of SAP Controlling (CO) when you are trying to execute a report or transaction that involves cost center accounting or profit center accounting. This error indicates that there is a requirement to specify certain parameters, and if one parameter is provided, the other must also be specified.
  
  Cause:
  The error message KY219 is triggered when:
  
  You have specified a variable or fixed value for one parameter (e.g., a cost center or profit center) but have not provided the corresponding required parameter.
  The system expects both parameters to be filled in order to process the request correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KY219 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Parameters: Review the parameters you have entered in the transaction or report. Ensure that if you have specified one parameter (e.g., a cost center), you also provide the corresponding required parameter (e.g., a profit center).
  
  
  Provide Mandatory Variables: If the report