How To Fix UPX_KPI713 - Characteristic &1 of planning area &2 can only contain figures

UPX_KPI713 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UPX_KPI - CRM Planning Services Messages

• Message number: 713

• Message text: Characteristic &1 of planning area &2 can only contain figures

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& in planning area &V2& that was transferred to
planning function &V3& as parameter KN_IN contains values that cannot
be interpreted as figures.

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?

Change the value of the parameter or the values of the characteristic.
For more information about the selection of parameters, see the
documentation in the SAP Library under <LS>Business Planning and
Simulation -> Planning Applications -> Customer Relationship Analytics
-> Sales and Promotion Planning for the Consumer Goods Industry</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UPX_KPI713 - Characteristic &1 of planning area &2 can only contain figures ?

  The SAP error message UPX_KPI713 indicates that a characteristic in a planning area is expected to contain numeric values (figures), but it has received non-numeric data instead. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when working with planning areas and key figures.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The characteristic defined in the planning area is set to accept only numeric values, but the data being inputted or processed contains non-numeric characters (e.g., text, special characters).
  Incorrect Data Entry: Users may have entered invalid data manually, or there may be issues with data extraction or transformation processes that lead to non-numeric values being included.
  Data Source Issues: If the data is being pulled from an external source, there may be inconsistencies or errors in the source data that lead to non-numeric values being imported.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Data Validation: Check the data being inputted into the characteristic.