How To Fix WMCV004 - Vendor charact. value &1 cannot be used for value &3 (used for value &2)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WMCV - Messages for Value scales/Quota scales/vendor char. values

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Vendor charact. value &1 cannot be used for value &3 (used for value &2)

What causes this issue?

A maintenance request to assign vendor characteristic value &V1& to
value &V3& of characteristic &V4& has been issued. But this vendor
characteristic value is already associated to value &V2&.

System Response

The vendor characteristic value &V1& cannot be associated to more than
one internal value of the characteristic &V4&.

How to fix this error?

Assign another vendor characteristic value to either value &V2& or &V3&
.

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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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WMCV004 - Vendor charact. value &1 cannot be used for value &3 (used for value &2) ?

  The SAP error message WMCV004 indicates that there is an issue with the vendor characteristic value in the context of a specific configuration or transaction. This error typically arises when there is a mismatch or inconsistency in the characteristic values assigned to a vendor.
  
  Cause:
  The error message WMCV004 is triggered when:
  
  A vendor characteristic value (denoted as &1) is being used in a context where it is not valid for the specified value (denoted as &3).
  The characteristic value is already assigned to another value (denoted as &2), which creates a conflict.
  
  This situation often occurs in scenarios involving:
  
  Material management or procurement processes where vendor-specific characteristics are defined.
  Configuration settings in the vendor master data that do not align with the expected values for a particular transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WMCV004 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor master data and review the characteristic values assigned to the vendor in