How To Fix PMEVC_UI416 - Characteristic &1 is not assigned to a class at material &2

PMEVC_UI416 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PMEVC_UI -

• Message number: 416

• Message text: Characteristic &1 is not assigned to a class at material &2

What causes this issue?

The characteristic is used in dependencies of the current model, but it
is not assigned to a class of the configurable material (including
inherited classes).

System Response

The values for this characteristic are not written to the database.

How to fix this error?

Maintain a class assignment of this characteristic if this is necessary.
This assignment is not necessary for many reference characteristics and
for characteristics which have interim values. But, this assignment is
necessary for reference characteristics to MMCOM-VKOND and SDCOM-VKOND.

Procedure for System Administrators

To find the usages of a characteristic in dependencies, call transaction
CT12; or call the characteristic under Cross-Application Components ->
Classification System -> Master Data -> Characteristics and choose
Environment -> Where-Used List.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PMEVC_UI416 - Characteristic &1 is not assigned to a class at material &2 ?

  The SAP error message PMEVC_UI416 indicates that a specific characteristic (denoted as &1) is not assigned to a class for a particular material (denoted as &2). This error typically arises in the context of variant configuration or when working with characteristics and classes in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Assignment: The characteristic you are trying to use is not assigned to the class that is associated with the material. This can happen if the characteristic was created but not linked to the appropriate class.
  Incorrect Class Assignment: The material may be assigned to a different class that does not include the specified characteristic.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as changes made to characteristics or classes that have not been properly reflected in the material master.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Class Assignment:
  
  Go to the material master (transaction code MM03) and check the classification view to see which class the material is assigned to.
  Verify that the