How To Fix QE715 - SPC criterion and characteristic cannot be combined

QE715 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 715

• Message text: SPC criterion and characteristic cannot be combined

What causes this issue?

The desired SPC criterion is not compatible with the inspection
characteristic.
An SPC criterion can only be assigned if the characteristic has been
defined as a <ZH>SPC characteristic</> in the control indicators. If a
task list usage has been entered in <DS:SIMG.OLQWOQES1>Customizing</>
for the SPC criterion, the current task list type is checked against
this task list usage.

System Response

No SPC criterion has been assigned.

How to fix this error?

Terminate processing. Set the control indicator for the SPC
characteristic, or choose another SPC criterion.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QE715 - Details

• The SAP error message QE715, which states "SPC criterion and characteristic cannot be combined," typically occurs in the context of Statistical Process Control (SPC) within the Quality Management (QM) module of SAP. This error indicates that there is a conflict between the SPC criteria and the characteristics that you are trying to use together in a quality inspection or control process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incompatible Characteristics: The characteristics you are trying to combine may not be compatible with the SPC criteria defined in the system. For example, certain characteristics may be defined as qualitative (e.g., pass/fail) while SPC criteria may require quantitative data.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for SPC in the Quality Management module may not be set up correctly, leading to conflicts when trying to apply SPC criteria to certain characteristics.
  Missing or Incorrect Master Data: The master data for the characteristics or the SPC criteria may be incomplete or incorrectly defined, causing the