How To Fix UPC213 - InfoCube &1 contains no usable characteristics

UPC213 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC - Planning: General Error Messages

• Message number: 213

• Message text: InfoCube &1 contains no usable characteristics

What causes this issue?

If an InfoCube is to be used in a planning area, it must contain at
least one characteristic that is not a constant.

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?

Choose a different InfoCube, or add a characteristic that is not a
constant to the InfoCube you have chosen. Then assign the InfoCube to
the planning area.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPC213 - InfoCube &1 contains no usable characteristics ?

  The SAP error message UPC213 indicates that the specified InfoCube does not contain any usable characteristics for the query you are trying to execute. This can occur in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when you are attempting to run a query against an InfoCube that lacks the necessary characteristics to fulfill the query requirements.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Characteristics Defined: The InfoCube may not have any characteristics defined, or the characteristics that are defined are not relevant to the query.
  Query Design Issues: The query may be designed to use characteristics that are not present in the InfoCube.
  Data Loading Issues: There may be issues with data loading, resulting in the InfoCube being empty or not populated with the necessary characteristics.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, authorization restrictions may prevent access to certain characteristics, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check InfoCube Definition:
  
  Go to the InfoCube definition in the SAP BW modeling tools and verify that it contains the necessary