How To Fix UCFE272 - A transaction record exists with value &1 for characteristic &2

UCFE272 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCFE - Messages for Data Entry Layouts

• Message number: 272

• Message text: A transaction record exists with value &1 for characteristic &2

What causes this issue?

A transaction data item with the value &V1& exists for characteristic
&V2&. However, the selection of characteristic &V2& is blank for the
cell. (The data entry layout does not contain characteristic &V2&.)

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?

Define all breakdown characteristics in the data entry layout.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCFE272 - A transaction record exists with value &1 for characteristic &2 ?

  The SAP error message UCFE272 indicates that there is a conflict due to an existing transaction record for a specific characteristic in the system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with characteristics in Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or similar areas where characteristics are used to classify and analyze data.
  
  Cause:
  The error message UCFE272 is triggered when you attempt to create or modify a record that conflicts with an existing transaction record. Specifically, it means that there is already a transaction record in the database that has the same value for the specified characteristic. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Attempting to post a new transaction that uses a characteristic value that is already in use.
  Trying to change a characteristic value that is already associated with existing transaction data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records: Use transaction codes like SE16