How To Fix M5174 - Characteristic &1 cannot be chosen

M5174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Characteristic &1 cannot be chosen

What causes this issue?

You want to create the key figure matrix with characteristic &V1&. This
characteristic has been explicitly excluded from the creation of the
key figure matrix. This makes sense when the number of characteristic
values is generally very large.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M5174 - Characteristic &1 cannot be chosen ?

  The SAP error message M5174, which states "Characteristic &1 cannot be chosen," typically occurs in the context of variant configuration or when dealing with characteristics in material master data. This error indicates that the characteristic specified (represented by &1) is not available for selection in the current context, which can be due to several reasons.
  Causes:
  
  Characteristic Not Assigned: The characteristic may not be assigned to the relevant class or material.
  Status of Characteristic: The characteristic might be set to inactive or not allowed for the current configuration.
  Dependency Issues: There may be dependencies defined that restrict the selection of the characteristic based on other characteristics or values.
  Configuration Profile: The configuration profile for the material may not include the characteristic.
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to select the characteristic.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Assignment:
  
  Go to the classification view of the material and ensure that the characteristic is assigned to the correct class.
  Use transaction