How To Fix QP459 - Inspection characteristic has no link to a class characteristic

QP459 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 459

• Message text: Inspection characteristic has no link to a class characteristic

What causes this issue?

You want to display the class characteristic for an inspection
characteristic. The chosen inspection characteristic is, however, not
connected to a class characteristic.

System Response

As a result, you cannot display the class characteristic.

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.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message QP459 - Inspection characteristic has no link to a class characteristic ?

  The SAP error message QP459 indicates that an inspection characteristic in the Quality Management (QM) module does not have a link to a class characteristic. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify an inspection plan or inspection characteristic that is expected to be linked to a classification system but is not properly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Class Characteristic: The inspection characteristic you are trying to use is not linked to a class characteristic in the classification system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the inspection characteristic may not have been set up correctly in the system.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data or settings related to the inspection plan or the material master.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QP459 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Inspection Characteristic Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code QCC1 (Create Class Characteristic) or QCC2 (Change Class Characteristic) to verify if the inspection characteristic is linked to a class