How To Fix UGMD501 - Higher-level characteristic is not homogeneous

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UGMD - FIN Master Data: Messages

• Message number: 501

• Message text: Higher-level characteristic is not homogeneous

What causes this issue?

*** partially similar to UGMD500 ***
*** only the variables changed ***
While reading hierarchy &V1& from BW System &V2&, the system discovered
that one node has a value that differs from the value at the
higher-level node in the hierarchy.
Whenever a hierarchy receives a node that is compounded with the
higher-level (independent) characteristic, then all nodes and end nodes
subordinate to that node must be compounded only with the same value of
the independent characteristic.

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
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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