How To Fix UPC222 - You may not plan for the combination of characteristic values

UPC222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC - Planning: General Error Messages

• Message number: 222

• Message text: You may not plan for the combination of characteristic values

What causes this issue?

In the customer enhancement SEMBPS01, it was established that the
combination of characteristic values may not be planned.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UPC222 - Details

• The SAP error message UPC222 ("You may not plan for the combination of characteristic values") typically occurs in the context of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when a user attempts to plan or enter data for a combination of characteristic values that is not allowed or defined in the planning environment.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Combination: The combination of characteristic values you are trying to plan for may not be valid. This can happen if the combination is not defined in the master data or if it violates the planning logic set up in the system.
  Planning Levels: The planning levels may not include the specific combination of characteristics you are trying to use. For example, if you are trying to plan at a certain level that does not include all the necessary characteristics, you will encounter this error.
  Data Restrictions: There may be restrictions or settings in the