How To Fix M5250 - The key figure <&1> can only be represented as a percentage value!

M5250 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 250

• Message text: The key figure <&1> can only be represented as a percentage value!

What causes this issue?

The chosen key figure &V1& is only available as a percentage.
Conversion to an absolute value is not possible.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M5250 - The key figure <&1> can only be represented as a percentage value! ?

  The SAP error message M5250 indicates that a specific key figure in your report or query is expected to be represented as a percentage value, but it is being processed in a way that does not conform to this requirement. This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP Analytics, where key figures are defined with specific data types and formats.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The key figure in question is defined as a percentage in the InfoObject or query definition, but the data being fed into it is not in the correct format or is being aggregated inappropriately.
  Incorrect Aggregation: If the key figure is being aggregated in a way that does not make sense for a percentage (e.g., summing values instead of calculating a ratio), this error can occur.
  Query Design Issues: The query might be designed incorrectly, where the key figure is not set up to handle