How To Fix QS857 - The reference will be reestablished for the selected characteristics

QS857 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QS - QM: Master data

• Message number: 857

• Message text: The reference will be reestablished for the selected characteristics

What causes this issue?

You have selected at least one master inspection characteristic for
which you have adapted the individual values (e.g. tolerance) for the
material in the specification.
The function you have choosen enables you to reestablish the complete
reference to the master inspection characteristic, i.e. the values are
recopied dynamically from the master inspection 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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QS857 - Details

• The SAP error message QS857, which states "The reference will be reestablished for the selected characteristics," typically occurs in the context of SAP Quality Management (QM) or when dealing with characteristics in the context of classification or variant configuration.
  
  Cause:
  This error message usually indicates that there is an issue with the reference characteristics in the classification system. It can occur due to several reasons, such as:
  
  Missing Reference Characteristics: The characteristics that are supposed to be referenced may not be defined or may have been deleted.
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the characteristics, such as incorrect values or missing links.
  Changes in the Classification: If there have been recent changes to the classification system or characteristics, it may lead to this error.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QS857 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
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