How To Fix UCD0003 - A characteristic with technical name &1 does not exist

UCD0003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCD0 - General Messages for Data Dispatcher, SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 003

• Message text: A characteristic with technical name &1 does not exist

What causes this issue?

There is no characteristic with the technical name &V1&. You have
probably changed your data basis and afterwards removed characteristic
&V1& from that data basis.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UCD0003 - Details

• The SAP error message UCD0003 indicates that a characteristic with the specified technical name does not exist in the system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's classification system, where characteristics are used to define the properties of objects (like materials, equipment, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Existent Characteristic: The characteristic you are trying to use has not been created in the system.
  Incorrect Technical Name: There may be a typo or an incorrect technical name being referenced in your transaction or program.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the characteristic.
  Data Consistency Issues: The characteristic may have been deleted or not properly activated in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Existence:
  
  Go to the transaction code CT04 (for creating or changing characteristics) and check if the characteristic with the specified technical name exists.
  If it does not exist, you will need to create it.
  
  
  
  Verify Technical Name:
  
  Double-check the technical name you are using