How To Fix R7189 - Characteristic &1 does not have any master data (or any texts)

R7189 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 189

• Message text: Characteristic &1 does not have any master data (or any texts)

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

No attributes can be maintained for characteristic &V1&, because it
does not have any master data.
Manual maintenance of master data is only possible for characteristic
&V1& if the characteristic has master data or texts.

How to fix this error?

If you want to create attributes for characteristic &V1&, you have to
first select the indicator 'With Master Data'.
If you want to maintain master data for characteristic &V1&, you have
to first select either the 'With Master Data' or 'With Texts'
indicator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7189 - Characteristic &1 does not have any master data (or any texts) ?

  The SAP error message R7189 indicates that a characteristic in your SAP system does not have any associated master data or texts. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Business Warehouse (BW) or when working with characteristics in the context of reporting or data modeling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Master Data: The characteristic you are trying to use does not have any master data entries. This means that there are no values defined for that characteristic in the master data tables.
  Incorrect Configuration: The characteristic may not be properly configured in the data model or InfoObject.
  Data Load Issues: There may have been issues during the data load process that prevented the master data from being populated.
  Data Source Issues: The source system from which the data is being extracted may not have any data for that characteristic.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Master Data: Verify if the characteristic has any master data entries. You can do this by navigating to