How To Fix R7718 - Compounding requires selecting additional navigation attributes

R7718 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 718

• Message text: Compounding requires selecting additional navigation attributes

What causes this issue?

Navigation attributes are selected that are compounded to other
navigation attributes.
Example:
If both the cost center (0COSTCENTER) and the controlling area
(0CO_AREA) are defined as a navigation attribute to a characteristic,
if the nav. attribute ...__0COSTCENTER is selected, the nav. attribute
...__0CO_AREA must also be selected.

System Response

In such a case, the system also selects the higher-level navigation
attributes (consistent addition).

How to fix this error?

No additional action is required from the user.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7718 - Compounding requires selecting additional navigation attributes ?

  The SAP error message R7718, which states "Compounding requires selecting additional navigation attributes," typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP HANA when you are trying to execute a query or report that involves compounding characteristics. Compounding is a feature in SAP that allows you to combine multiple characteristics to create a more granular view of your data.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the query or report you are trying to execute requires additional navigation attributes (characteristics) to be selected in order to properly compound the data. This usually happens when:
  
  The query is designed to use compounded characteristics, but not all required attributes are selected.
  The data model or InfoProvider does not have the necessary attributes defined for compounding.
  The user has not selected the required navigation attributes in the query definition.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the R7718 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Query Definition:
  
  Open the query in the Query Designer.
  Review