How To Fix WRF_APC007 - No characteristic values exist for material &1

WRF_APC007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC - Messages for Operational Assortment Planning and Control

• Message number: 007

• Message text: No characteristic values exist for material &1

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  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WRF_APC007: No characteristic values exist for material &1:
  
  Error Message
  WRF_APC007: No characteristic values exist for material &1
  
  Cause
  This error occurs in SAP when the system tries to read or use classification characteristic values for a material, but no characteristic values have been maintained or assigned for that material in the classification system.
  In other words, the material is expected to have classification data (characteristics and their values) in the classification system (Class and Characteristics), but the system cannot find any characteristic values for the material.
  This typically happens in scenarios involving:
  
  Variant configuration (LOVC, VC)
  Classification-based material master data
  Integration with Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO)
  When using characteristics in BOMs, recipes, or formulas
  When the system tries to read classification data for a material but none exists
  
  
  Where it occurs
  
  During material master processing
  During variant configuration
  During APO integration or planning runs
  When reading classification data for a material in custom or