How To Fix WRF_APC017 - Characteristic value &1 does not exist for characteristic &2

WRF_APC017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Characteristic value &1 does not exist for characteristic &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC017 - Characteristic value &1 does not exist for characteristic &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC017: Characteristic value &1 does not exist for characteristic &2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP when the system tries to assign or use a characteristic value that does not exist in the classification system for the specified characteristic.
  
  Characteristic (&2): The classification characteristic in question.
  Characteristic value (&1): The value that the system is trying to find or assign but cannot locate.
  
  This typically happens during processes involving classification, variant configuration, or when working with characteristics and their values in master data, bills of materials, or variant configuration.
  Common causes include:
  
  The characteristic value has not been created or maintained in the classification system.
  The characteristic value was deleted or is inactive.
  Data inconsistency or incorrect data entry.
  Integration or data transfer issues where characteristic values are missing.
  
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  Variant Configuration (LOVC, CU50, CU53 transactions)
  Classification (CL02, CL20N)
  Master data maintenance involving characteristics
  BOM or routing where characteristics are