How To Fix UPC227 - Higher-level characteristics must be selected with single values

UPC227 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC - Planning: General Error Messages

• Message number: 227

• Message text: Higher-level characteristics must be selected with single values

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& is compounded to characteristic &V2&. Therefore,
characteristic &V2& must be selected with one single value.

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?

Restrict the selection for characteristic &V2& in the planning level or
package to one single value.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPC227 - Higher-level characteristics must be selected with single values ?

  The SAP error message UPC227 ("Higher-level characteristics must be selected with single values") typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) when dealing with characteristics and their values in planning scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when you are trying to select higher-level characteristics (like a product hierarchy or a location hierarchy) with multiple values instead of single values. In SAP, higher-level characteristics are expected to be defined with single values to ensure that the planning process can correctly aggregate or disaggregate data.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should ensure that when you are selecting higher-level characteristics, you only select single values. Here are the steps you can take:
  
  
  Review Your Selection: Check the selection criteria you are using for the higher-level characteristics. Make sure that you are not selecting multiple values for these characteristics.
  
  
  Use Single Values: If you need to filter or analyze data