How To Fix NAA354 - Characteristic (field) &2 must belong to sort index &1

NAA354 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: NAA - Subsequent settlement (Purchasing)

• Message number: 354

• Message text: Characteristic (field) &2 must belong to sort index &1

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message NAA354 - Characteristic (field) &2 must belong to sort index &1 ?

  The SAP error message NAA354 indicates that a characteristic (field) must belong to a specific sort index. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP's classification system, particularly when dealing with characteristics in classification hierarchies or when creating or modifying characteristics in the classification system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A characteristic is being assigned to a sort index that it does not belong to.
  The characteristic is not defined correctly in the classification system.
  There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of the classification system or the sort index.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the NAA354 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code CT04 (Change Characteristic) or CT03 (Display Characteristic).
  Verify that the characteristic in question is correctly assigned to the sort index specified in the error message.
  
  
  
  Review Sort Index Configuration:
  
  Use transaction code CT21 (Maintain Sort Index) to check the configuration of the sort index.
  Ensure that the characteristic is included in the sort