How To Fix MH085 - You must define at least one variant-creating characteristic

MH085 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MH - Maintain Material Master Data (Retail)

• Message number: 085

• Message text: You must define at least one variant-creating characteristic

What causes this issue?

You have assigned the material to a class or to a characteristics
profile that does not have a variant-creating characteristic. However,
to create a generic material, the class or characteristics profile must
have at least one variant-creating characteristic.

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?

When maintaining the material groups, identify at least one
characteristic as a variant-creating characteristic.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH085 - You must define at least one variant-creating characteristic ?

  The SAP error message MH085, which states "You must define at least one variant-creating characteristic," typically occurs in the context of variant configuration in SAP. This error indicates that the system requires at least one characteristic to be defined for a variant configuration model, which is essential for creating and managing product variants.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Characteristics: The configuration model does not have any characteristics defined that can be used to create variants.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings may not have been set up correctly, leading to the absence of variant-creating characteristics.
  Incomplete Master Data: The material master or configuration profile may not have been fully defined, lacking necessary characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MH085 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Define Variant-Creating Characteristics:
  
  Go to the configuration profile of the material in question.
  Navigate to the "Characteristics" section.
  Ensure that at least one characteristic is marked as a variant-creating characteristic. This can be done by selecting the characteristic and checking