How To Fix UPC005 - Characteristic &1 does not exist in planning area &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC - Planning: General Error Messages

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Characteristic &1 does not exist in planning area &2

What causes this issue?

It is probable that the characteristic has been deleted from the plannin
g area. However, it is also possible that there are general problems in
reading the master data for this characteristic. You can check this by
creating a query for the basic InfoProvider and including the
characteristic.

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?

Either include the characteristic in the planning area or do not use it.

Procedure for System Administrators

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