How To Fix /SAPAPO/MSDP_PB126 - Characteristic '&1' does not exist in planning area

/SAPAPO/MSDP_PB126 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/MSDP_PB -

• Message number: 126

• Message text: Characteristic '&1' does not exist in planning area

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/MSDP_PB126 - Characteristic '&1' does not exist in planning area ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/MSDP_PB126 indicates that a characteristic specified in a planning area does not exist. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when working with planning areas, key figures, or characteristics.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-existent Characteristic: The characteristic specified in the error message is not defined in the planning area you are working with.
  Typographical Error: There may be a typo in the characteristic name or it may have been incorrectly referenced in the configuration.
  Changes in Configuration: The characteristic may have been deleted or renamed in the planning area configuration.
  Incorrect Planning Area: The planning area being referenced may not be the one that contains the characteristic.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to the planning area configuration in SAP APO and verify that the characteristic exists.
  Use transaction code /SAPAPO/MC62 to display the planning area and check the list of characteristics.
  
  
  
  Correct Typographical Errors:
  
  Ensure that the characteristic name is spelled correctly in