How To Fix QE081 - Unplanned characteristic must be a long-term characteristic

QE081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QE - RM-QSS Fehlertexte zur Ergebniserfassung

• Message number: 081

• Message text: Unplanned characteristic must be a long-term characteristic

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to define an additional inspection characteristic in
the results recording function after the short-term inspection for the
inspection lot has been completed. The inspection characteristic to be
created is <ZH>not </>a long-term characteristic.

System Response

You can only process long-term characteristics after the short-term
inspection has been completed. For this reason, the control indicators
of the unplanned characteristic are set to long-term inspection
automatically contrary to the master inspection characteristic setting.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QE081 - Unplanned characteristic must be a long-term characteristic ?

  The SAP error message QE081, which states "Unplanned characteristic must be a long-term characteristic," typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) when dealing with inspection characteristics in the Quality Inspection process. This error indicates that the system expects the characteristic being used to be defined as a long-term characteristic, but it is not.
  
  Cause:
  
  Characteristic Definition: The characteristic you are trying to use is not defined as a long-term characteristic in the system. Long-term characteristics are those that are expected to be stable over time and are typically used for ongoing quality monitoring.
  Inspection Plan Configuration: The inspection plan may not be configured correctly, or the characteristic may not be set up properly in the inspection plan.
  Usage Context: The context in which you are trying to use the characteristic may not support unplanned characteristics unless they are long-term.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Settings:
  
  Go to the characteristic definition in the SAP system (transaction code CT04).
  Ensure