How To Fix R7240 - Characteristic &1 must equally be a navigation attribute of char. &3

R7240 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 240

• Message text: Characteristic &1 must equally be a navigation attribute of char. &3

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V2& is a navigation attribute for characteristic &V3&.
Characteristic &V2& is also compounded to characteristic &V1&.

System Response

Characteristic &V3& cannot be activated.

How to fix this error?

Make characteristic &V1& into a navigation attribute for characteristic
&V3&. Removing characteristic &V1& from characteristic &V3& is not
possible<(>,<)> as it is used as a compounded InfoObject in
characteristic &V2&.
If you want to remove characteristic &V1& from characteristic &V3&, you
also have to remove all other characteristics (like &V2&) which use
characteristic &V1& as a compounded InfoObject.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7240 - Characteristic &1 must equally be a navigation attribute of char. &3 ?

  The SAP error message R7240 indicates that there is an issue with the characteristics in a query or InfoProvider. Specifically, it states that a certain characteristic (denoted as &1) must also be a navigation attribute of another characteristic (denoted as &3). This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP HANA when working with queries or data models.
  
  Cause:
  
  Navigation Attributes: The characteristic that is causing the error is expected to be a navigation attribute of another characteristic. Navigation attributes are used to provide additional context or detail about a characteristic in a query.
  Modeling Issues: There may be a modeling issue in the InfoObject or the query definition where the characteristic is not properly defined as a navigation attribute.
  Query Design: The query may be designed in such a way that it expects certain relationships between characteristics that are not correctly established in the underlying data model.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
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