How To Fix USMD2196 - Entity type &1 has different values in the selected rows

USMD2196 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMD2 - Master Data: UI Modeling

• Message number: 196

• Message text: Entity type &1 has different values in the selected rows

What causes this issue?

To be able to process an entity type using mass change, all higher-level
entity types must have the same value. However, the values of the
selected rows of entity type &V1& are different. You therefore cannot
carry out mass changes for the selected rows.

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?

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 USMD2196 - Entity type &1 has different values in the selected rows ?

  The SAP error message USMD2196 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the values of a specific entity type across the selected rows in a data management or data migration context, particularly when using the SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) application. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform an operation (like saving or validating) on multiple records that are expected to have consistent values for a particular field or attribute, but they do not.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  Inconsistent Data: The selected rows contain different values for a field that is expected to be uniform across those rows. For example, if you are trying to update a set of records that should all have the same "Status" or "Category," but they have different values, this error will be triggered.
  Validation Rules: There may be validation rules defined in the system that enforce