How To Fix R7467 - &1 &2 contains data: Characteristic &3 cannot be activated

R7467 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 467

• Message text: &1 &2 contains data: Characteristic &3 cannot be activated

What causes this issue?

The &V1& &V2& must be converted incompatibly with an activation of
characteristic &V3& (changes to the key in the table). Table &V2&
contains data. Parts of this data were lost in the conversion.

System Response

Characteristic &V3& cannot be activated.

How to fix this error?

Undo the changes that led to the incompatible conversion (the changes
in the key) or delete all data from table &V2&.

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Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7467 - &1 &2 contains data: Characteristic &3 cannot be activated ?

  The SAP error message R7467 indicates that a characteristic cannot be activated because it contains data. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Business Warehouse (BW) or SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) modules, where characteristics are used to define attributes of master data or transactional data.
  
  Cause:
  The error message R7467 is triggered when you attempt to activate a characteristic that already has associated data in the system. This can happen in the following scenarios:
  
  Existing Data: The characteristic has existing data entries in the InfoObject or master data table, which prevents it from being activated.
  Data Consistency: The system enforces data consistency rules, and if a characteristic has data, it cannot be activated until the data is cleared or the characteristic is properly managed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Data:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE11 (Data Dictionary) or SE16 (Data Browser) to check if there are existing