How To Fix /SAPCND/DET016 - The attribute &1 is not marked as multi valued in field catalog

/SAPCND/DET016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPCND/DET -

• Message number: 016

• Message text: The attribute &1 is not marked as multi valued in field catalog

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/SAPCND/DET016 - Details

• The SAP error message /SAPCND/DET016 indicates that an attribute you are trying to use in a field catalog is not marked as multi-valued. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Condition Management or when working with certain data models where attributes can either be single-valued or multi-valued.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are attempting to assign or use an attribute that is expected to hold multiple values, but the system configuration for that attribute does not allow for multiple values.
  The field catalog definition for the attribute does not specify it as multi-valued, leading to a mismatch when the system tries to process it.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Field Catalog Configuration:
  
  Go to the field catalog configuration in your SAP system.
  Locate the attribute in question (denoted by &1 in the error message).
  Verify if the attribute is marked as multi-valued. If it is not, you will need to change