How To Fix R7405 - Inconsistent compounding with characteristic &1 and referenced char. &2

R7405 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 405

• Message text: Inconsistent compounding with characteristic &1 and referenced char. &2

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& references characteristic &V2&. Thererfore, the
compounding of characteristic &V1& must be consistent with the
compounding of characteristic &V2&. This means:
The number of characteristics that are compounded to the
characteristics above must agree.
If characteristic &V2& is compounded to a characteristic 'A' in the
n'th position, then characteristic &V1& must also be compounded to
characteristic 'A' or to characteristic 'B', that references
characteristic 'A' in the n'th position. (Example: 'Cost center' is
compounded to 'Controlling area'. 'Sending cost center' refers to 'Cost
center' and 'Sending controlling area' refers to 'Controlling area'.
Then 'Sending cost center' must be compounded to 'Controlling area' or
'Sending controlling area'.

System Response

Characteristic &V1& cannot be activated.

How to fix this error?

Change the compounding of characteristic &V1& so that it corresponds to
the conditions described above.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7405 - Inconsistent compounding with characteristic &1 and referenced char. &2 ?

  The SAP error message R7405, which states "Inconsistent compounding with characteristic &1 and referenced char. &2," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Business Warehouse (BW) or when working with characteristics in the context of data modeling, especially in InfoObjects or InfoProviders.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that there is an inconsistency in the compounding of characteristics. Compounding in SAP BW refers to the relationship between characteristics where one characteristic is dependent on another. For example, if you have a characteristic for "City" that is compounded with "Country," the system expects that every city must be associated with a valid country.
  The inconsistency can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Values: The characteristic &1 (the primary characteristic) may have values that do not have corresponding values in the referenced characteristic &2.
  Incorrect Master Data: The master data for either characteristic may be incomplete or incorrectly maintained.
  Data Model Issues: There may be issues in the data model