How To Fix VQ202 - No characteristics available for item &1/&2

VQ202 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VQ - SD Archiving and Product Allocation

• Message number: 202

• Message text: No characteristics available for item &1/&2

What causes this issue?

No features could be determined for transferred item &v1&/&v2&.

System Response

Prodcut allocation was terminated.

How to fix this error?

The function module was called incorrectly.
The table containing features and their values has invalid keys.

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VQ202 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VQ202 - No characteristics available for item &1/&2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Variant Configuration (LO-VC) when the system tries to access or process characteristics for a configurable material item (e.g., in a sales order, production order, or BOM), but no characteristics have been assigned or maintained for that item.
  
  &1 = Document/item number (e.g., sales order number/item)
  &2 = Item number or configurable material number
  
  Typical causes:
  
  The configurable material master does not have any characteristics assigned in the classification.
  The material is not properly classified or the class does not contain characteristics.
  The configuration profile or class assignment is missing or incorrect.
  The configuration model (variant configuration) is incomplete or not maintained.
  The item is expected to be configurable but lacks the necessary configuration data.
  
  
  Where does it occur?
  
  During sales order processing (VA01/VA02) when entering configurable materials.
  During production order creation or processing.
  During BOM explosion or