How To Fix UPC209 - Impermissible characteristic derivation in Customer Exit

UPC209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC - Planning: General Error Messages

• Message number: 209

• Message text: Impermissible characteristic derivation in Customer Exit

What causes this issue?

In the characteristic derivation Customer Exit (enhancement SEMBPS02),
characteristic &V1& was changed in an unauthorized manner. All the
characteristics, that appear in table ITO_CHA when the function module
EXIT_SAPLUPC_SERVICES_002 is called up, may not be changed.

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?

Change the Customer Exit.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPC209 - Impermissible characteristic derivation in Customer Exit ?

  The SAP error message UPC209, which states "Impermissible characteristic derivation in Customer Exit," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module. This error indicates that there is an issue with the derivation of characteristics in a customer exit, which is a user-defined enhancement point in SAP where custom logic can be implemented.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Incorrect Logic in Customer Exit: The logic implemented in the customer exit may not be correctly deriving the characteristics as expected. This could be due to incorrect coding or logic that does not meet the requirements of the derivation process.
  
  
  Missing Characteristics: The characteristics that are supposed to be derived may not be available or may not be correctly defined in the system.
  
  
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data being processed, such as missing or incorrect values that prevent the derivation from occurring.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings