How To Fix UPP_PP_K044 - Combination of characteristic values does not match the char. hierarchy

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPP_PP_K - Messages for Planning Processor Core

• Message number: 044

• Message text: Combination of characteristic values does not match the char. hierarchy

What causes this issue?

In the planning layout you selected the indicator 'Planning in
characteristic hierarchy'. In manual planning a hierarchy is generated
by the system, which is defined by the sequence of characteristics in
the lead column.
<ZH>Example</>: The first lead column contains the characteristic
'Article group' and the second lead column contains the characteristic
'Article'. There are the article groups 'AG1' and 'AG2' as well as the
article 'A1' and 'A2'. The following values were entered:
Article group,,Article,,Value
Article group,,Article,,200
#,,#,,100
AG1,,Article,,50
,,#,,20
,,A1,,10
,,A2,,20
AG2,,Article,,50
and so on.
In this '#' stands for the characteristic value 'Not assigned'. In this
characteristic hierarchy, the characteristic combination '# #'
belongs to the total. The value entered to this combination corresponds
exactly to the value that can still be distributed. Analogue the value
for combination ' AG1 #' corresponds to the value that can be
distributed to the article within article group AG1.
In other words: The value for '#' always corresponds to the difference
between the cumulated values that were entered for concrete
characteristic values and the value to be distributed in total in the
corresponding hierarchy level.
In this hierarchy of characteristics, for example the combination of
the form '# A1' cannot occur. Threrefore it is not accepted by the
system.

System Response

With a manual entry, the newly entered combination of characteristic
values is not accepted by the system.
If this message occurs in the additional log, the combination of
characteristic values belonging to it, is not taken into account when
forming the sreen.

How to fix this error?

Proceed in one of the following ways:
Delete the invalid combination of characteristic values.
If this message occurs in the additional log of manual planning, then
the characteristic combination concerned was already in the database,
was generated with a planning function, or in accordance with the
Customizing to the characteristic combinations or entered in a planning
layout without a characteristic hierarchy. You should then delete the
objects concerned with a suitable planning layout or a planning
function. You can find the invalid combination of characteristic values
in the additional log with the function 'Detail'.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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