How To Fix QC068 - No short text was found for characteristic &3 in certificate profile &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QC - QM: Certificates

• Message number: 068

• Message text: No short text was found for characteristic &3 in certificate profile &2

What causes this issue?

No short text was found for characteristic &V3&, (identifier: &V1&) in
certificate profile &V2&.

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?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QC068 - No short text was found for characteristic &3 in certificate profile &2 ?

  The SAP error message QC068 indicates that there is a missing short text for a characteristic in a certificate profile. This typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) when working with inspection characteristics and certificate profiles in SAP.
  Cause:
  The error message QC068 is triggered when:
  
  A characteristic defined in the certificate profile does not have a corresponding short text in the system.
  The characteristic is either not maintained properly or has been deleted or not activated in the relevant configuration.
  The characteristic might be defined in a different language, and the system is unable to find the short text in the language being used.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QC068 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to the transaction code CT04 (Characteristic) and enter the characteristic number (the value of &3 from the error message).
  Verify that the characteristic is defined correctly and has a short text assigned to it.
  
  
  
  Maintain Short Text:
  
  If the short text is missing, you can add it in the characteristic definition. Make sure to provide a short description in the relevant language.
  
  
  
  Check Certificate Profile:
  
  Use transaction code QC21 (Certificate Profile) to check the certificate profile (the value of &2 from the error message).
  Ensure that the characteristics included in the profile are correctly defined and active.
  
  
  
  Language Settings:
  
  If your system is set to a specific language, ensure that the short text for the characteristic is maintained in that language. You can switch languages in the SAP GUI to check if the short text exists in other languages.
  
  
  
  Transport Requests:
  
  If changes were made in a development environment, ensure that the changes are transported to the production environment correctly.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation:
  
  Review SAP documentation or help resources for any specific notes or guidelines related to the characteristics and certificate profiles.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  CT04: Characteristic maintenance
  QC21: Certificate profile maintenance
  QS21: Inspection characteristic maintenance
  
  
  
  SAP Notes:
  
  Check SAP Notes for any known issues or patches related to this error message. You can search for notes using the SAP Support Portal.
  
  
  
  Quality Management Configuration:
  
  Ensure that your Quality Management module is configured correctly, including the settings for inspection characteristics and certificate profiles.
  
  
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to identify and resolve the issue causing the QC068 error in SAP.