How To Fix MAFWKF491 - Key figure &1: yield key figures &2 and &3 have different categories

MAFWKF491 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MAFWKF - Analyzer Framework: Messages for Key Figures

• Message number: 491

• Message text: Key figure &1: yield key figures &2 and &3 have different categories

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MAFWKF491 - Details

• The SAP error message MAFWKF491 indicates that there is a mismatch in the categories of yield key figures in a specific context, typically related to the planning or reporting of key figures in SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or similar modules. This error usually arises when you are trying to perform operations that involve multiple key figures that are expected to be of the same category but are not.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to aggregate or compare yield key figures that belong to different categories. For example, one key figure might be defined as a "quantity" while another might be defined as a "percentage."
  The configuration of the key figures in the system is inconsistent, leading to a situation where the system cannot process them together.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MAFWKF491 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Key Figure Definitions:
  
  Go to the key figure definitions in the SAP system and