How To Fix UCF0008 - Globally-defined characteristic &2 may not be used in &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCF0 - General Messages for SAP Cons Methods

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Globally-defined characteristic &2 may not be used in &1

What causes this issue?

You want to use characteristic &SYST-MSGV2& in column &SYST-MSGV1&.
However, characteristic &SYST-MSGV2& is already defined as global
(higher-level) and therefore cannot be used here.

System Response

Layout has an error and cannot be saved.

How to fix this error?

Remove characteristic &SYST-MSGV2& from column &SYST-MSGV1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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