How To Fix QP087 - Cond.charac.: There is no preceding required characteristic in operation

QP087 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QP - Message IDs for function module group QPAA

• Message number: 087

• Message text: Cond.charac.: There is no preceding required characteristic in operation

What causes this issue?

Whether or not a conditional characteristic must be inspected depends
on the valuation of the required characteristic immediately preceding
the conditional characteristic. You can only define other conditional
characteristics between a conditional characteristic and its associated
required characteristic.

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?

Check the sequence of the characteristics and change it accordingly.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QP087 - Details

• The SAP error message QP087 ("Cond.charac.: There is no preceding required characteristic in operation") typically occurs in the context of Quality Management (QM) when you are working with inspection plans or quality notifications. This error indicates that there is a missing required characteristic that should precede the characteristic you are trying to work with in the operation sequence.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Preceding Characteristic: The characteristic you are trying to use is defined as dependent on another characteristic that is not present in the operation sequence.
  Incorrect Sequence: The order of characteristics in the inspection plan may not be set up correctly, leading to dependencies not being met.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the inspection plan or the characteristics defined within it.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Inspection Plan: Review the inspection plan to ensure that all required preceding characteristics are defined and in the correct order. You can do this by navigating to the inspection