How To Fix /SAPAPO/DC_MSG152 - Diplayed characteristics occur more than once

/SAPAPO/DC_MSG152 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/DC_MSG -

• Message number: 152

• Message text: Diplayed characteristics occur more than once

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/DC_MSG152 - Diplayed characteristics occur more than once ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/DC_MSG152 indicates that there are displayed characteristics in a planning object that occur more than once. This typically happens in the context of Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when you are working with planning objects such as products, resources, or other master data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Characteristics: The same characteristic is defined multiple times in the configuration of a planning object. For example, if you have a product with characteristics like color and size, and you accidentally define color twice, this error will occur.
  Incorrect Master Data Configuration: The master data for the planning object may have been incorrectly set up, leading to the same characteristic being assigned multiple times.
  Data Import Issues: If data is imported from external systems or files, it may lead to duplicates if the import logic does not handle existing characteristics properly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the