How To Fix UPP_DOC020 - Higher-level characteristic for "&" cannot be documented

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPP_DOC - Messages for Document Functions

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Higher-level characteristic for "&" cannot be documented

What causes this issue?

A compound relationship exists for characteristics.
The "Characteristic is a document property" indicator is set in BW for a
characteristic. However this property is not set for the higher-level
characteristic. For this reason, no documents can exist.

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?

For characeristics with compound relationships, make sure that the
"Characteristic is a document property" is always set for the higher-
level characteristic too. This information is used in many different
places in document management.

Procedure for System Administrators

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