How To Fix OXDEP018 - No object dependencies exist; dependency cannot be displayed

OXDEP018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OXDEP - OM: GUI: Form

• Message number: 018

• Message text: No object dependencies exist; dependency cannot be displayed

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OXDEP018 - Details

• The SAP error message OXDEP018, which states "No object dependencies exist; dependency cannot be displayed," typically occurs in the context of SAP's configuration management, particularly when dealing with object dependencies in variant configuration.
  
  Cause:
  This error message usually arises when you attempt to display or access object dependencies for a material or configuration that does not have any defined dependencies. Object dependencies are used in variant configuration to define how different characteristics and values relate to each other, and if none are defined for the selected object, this error will be triggered.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OXDEP018 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Object Dependencies:
  
  Verify if the material or configuration you are trying to access has any object dependencies defined. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration settings in the SAP system.
  
  
  
  Create Object Dependencies:
  
  If no dependencies exist, you may need to create them. This can be done using transaction codes