How To Fix R7128 - You can only maintain display attributes with referenced chararact. &2

R7128 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 128

• Message text: You can only maintain display attributes with referenced chararact. &2

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& references characteristic &V2& and, therefore, its
display attributes too.

System Response

The display attributes (selection and sequence) can only be maintained
with 'original characteristic' &V2&.

How to fix this error?

You can only maintain or switch on/off the navigation attributes with
characteristic &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

R7128 - Details

• The SAP error message R7128 ("You can only maintain display attributes with referenced characteristic &2") typically occurs in the context of maintaining characteristics in the SAP system, particularly when dealing with characteristics that are part of a classification system or when working with characteristics in the context of variant configuration.
  
  Cause:
  This error message is triggered when you attempt to maintain display attributes for a characteristic that is not a referenced characteristic. In SAP, a referenced characteristic is one that is linked to another characteristic, and display attributes can only be maintained for these referenced characteristics. If you try to set display attributes for a characteristic that does not meet this criterion, you will encounter this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Type: Ensure that the characteristic you are trying to maintain is indeed a referenced characteristic. You can do this by checking the configuration of the characteristic