How To Fix VR649 - Variant and totals variant assignment does not exist

VR649 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VR - Output for SD Reporting

• Message number: 649

• Message text: Variant and totals variant assignment does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VR649 - Variant and totals variant assignment does not exist ?

  The SAP error message VR649: Variant and totals variant assignment does not exist typically occurs in the context of variant configuration or classification when the system cannot find a required assignment between a variant and a totals variant.
  
  Cause
  
  The error arises because the system expects an assignment between a variant (a specific configuration or classification variant) and a totals variant (which aggregates or summarizes variant data), but this assignment is missing.
  This usually happens during:
  Classification of materials or objects.
  Variant configuration processes.
  When working with characteristics and characteristic values in classification.
  
  
  The totals variant is used to group or summarize characteristic values, and if the system cannot find the link between the variant and the totals variant, it throws this error.
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Variant and Totals Variant Assignment:
  
  Go to transaction CT04 (Change Characteristic) or CL02 (Change Class) depending on context.
  Verify the characteristic and its variants.
  Check if the totals variant is assigned correctly to the variant.
  
  
  
  Maintain Totals Variant:
  
  Use