How To Fix UPC_FW052 - Characteristic &1 (&2) is required for all planning levels

UPC_FW052 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPC_FW - Messages for Planning Framework, Areas, Levels and Packages

• Message number: 052

• Message text: Characteristic &1 (&2) is required for all planning levels

What causes this issue?

A planning area can contain characteristics that must be present in all
planning levels of the planning area. An example of this is the
automatically-generated characteristic "planning area". This enables
the assignment of key figures to a Basis planning area in a
multi-planning area.
You have attempted to delete such a characteristic. It is not possible
to do this.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPC_FW052 - Characteristic &1 (&2) is required for all planning levels ?

  The SAP error message UPC_FW052 indicates that a required characteristic is missing for a planning level in the SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) environment. This error typically arises when a planning model or planning area is configured to require certain characteristics, but those characteristics are not provided in the planning data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Characteristic: The characteristic specified in the error message (denoted as &1) is required for the planning level (denoted as &2) but is not included in the data being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The planning area or model may be incorrectly configured, leading to the requirement of characteristics that are not being populated.
  Data Input Errors: The data being uploaded or processed may not include all the necessary characteristics, either due to user error or issues in the data extraction process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Area Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration of the planning area or model in SAP IBP