How To Fix M5023 - Units are different - graph will be displayed w/o reference to units

M5023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M5 - LIS: Standard Analyses (Inventory Controlling Doc. Analysis)

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Units are different - graph will be displayed w/o reference to units

What causes this issue?

The units of the data you have selected are different.
The graphics function will not take this difference into
consideration.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M5023 - Units are different - graph will be displayed w/o reference to units ?

  The SAP error message M5023, which states "Units are different - graph will be displayed w/o reference to units," typically occurs in the context of reporting or data visualization within SAP, particularly when dealing with material management or inventory data. This error indicates that there is a mismatch in the units of measurement for the data being compared or displayed in a graph.
  
  Cause:
  
  Unit Mismatch: The most common cause of this error is that the data being analyzed or graphed uses different units of measurement. For example, one dataset might be in kilograms while another is in grams.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the material master data or in the settings of the reporting tool that lead to inconsistent unit definitions.
  Data Source Issues: If the data is being pulled from multiple sources, discrepancies in unit definitions across those sources can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Units of Measurement: Review the