How To Fix NAA353 - Characteristic (field) &1 requires sort index &2

NAA353 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: NAA - Subsequent settlement (Purchasing)

• Message number: 353

• Message text: Characteristic (field) &1 requires sort index &2

What causes this issue?

Certain characteristics, including a fixed sort index, are essential
for this function.

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?

Please correct your entry as indicated.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

NAA353 - Details

• The SAP error message NAA353 indicates that a characteristic (field) requires a sort index, which is not currently defined. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system, particularly when dealing with characteristics in classification hierarchies or when trying to create or modify characteristics in the classification system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A characteristic is defined in a way that it requires a sort index for proper ordering or categorization.
  The sort index for the specified characteristic is either missing or not properly configured in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the NAA353 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to the transaction code CT04 (Characteristic Maintenance).
  Enter the characteristic name that is causing the error and check its settings.
  Ensure that the characteristic is set up correctly and that it requires a sort index.
  
  
  
  Define Sort Index:
  
  If the characteristic requires a sort index, you need to define it.
  In the characteristic maintenance screen, look for the