How To Fix M2132 - Characteristic & in generated structure, but not in IS definition

M2132 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M2 - LIS: Generating and updating info structures

• Message number: 132

• Message text: Characteristic & in generated structure, but not in IS definition

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M2132 - Characteristic & in generated structure, but not in IS definition ?

  The SAP error message M2132 indicates that a characteristic is present in a generated structure but is not defined in the Info Structure (IS) definition. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Material Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD) modules, particularly when dealing with reporting or data extraction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Definitions: The characteristic mentioned in the error message has been added to the structure but is not included in the Info Structure definition. This can happen if the structure was modified after the Info Structure was created.
  Changes in Characteristics: If characteristics were added or modified in the underlying data model (like in the case of a new field being added to a table), but the Info Structure was not updated accordingly.
  Transport Issues: If changes were transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production) without ensuring that all related definitions were also transported.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Info Structure Definition: Go