How To Fix MA795 - There is no point entering a comb. key w/o a combinat. of characteristics

MA795 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MA - Sales and Operations Planning

• Message number: 795

• Message text: There is no point entering a comb. key w/o a combinat. of characteristics

What causes this issue?

You tried to process a combination key without the related combination
of characteristics. However, the system is not able to interpret a
combination key without the combination of characteristics.

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?

Process the combination key together with the combination of
characteristics.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MA795 - Details

• The SAP error message MA795, which states "There is no point entering a comb. key w/o a combinat. of characteristics," typically occurs in the context of Material Management (MM) or Production Planning (PP) when dealing with characteristics and classification in the context of variant configuration or similar scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when you attempt to enter a combination key (which is often used for variant configuration) without having defined the necessary characteristics that are required for that combination. In other words, the system expects certain characteristics to be defined for the combination key you are trying to use, but they are either missing or not properly configured.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristics Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the material or product in question.
  Ensure that the necessary characteristics are defined and assigned to the material.
  
  
  
  Define Combinations:
  
  If you are using variant configuration, make sure that the combinations of