How To Fix UGMD500 - Higher-level characteristic is ambiguous

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UGMD - FIN Master Data: Messages

• Message number: 500

• Message text: Higher-level characteristic is ambiguous

What causes this issue?

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While reading hierarchy &V1& from BW System &V2&, the system discovered
several values for the higher-level characteristic that is over the
hierarchy-carrying characteristic. However, in the definition of the
hierarchy, only one value is allowed for the higher-level characteristic
in the entire hierarchy.

System Response

The hierarchy will not be transferred from the BW system.

How to fix this error?

Change the definition of the hierarchy in the BW System and restart the
hierarchy transfer.

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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