How To Fix WRF_APC054 - Generic materials &1 and &2 do not have the same characteristics

WRF_APC054 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 054

• Message text: Generic materials &1 and &2 do not have the same characteristics

What causes this issue?

You cannot copy prepack articles or purchasing item assignments that
belong to generic article &V1& to prepack articles or purchasing item
assignments that will belong to generic article &V2& because these
generic articles do not share the same characteristics.

System Response

The copy operation is aborted

How to fix this error?

Choose generic articles that are compatible

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC054 - Generic materials &1 and &2 do not have the same characteristics ?

  The SAP error message:
  WRF_APC054: Generic materials &1 and &2 do not have the same characteristics
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Variant Configuration (VC) or Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when you try to assign or link two generic materials that are expected to have the same set of characteristics, but they differ in their characteristic definitions.
  
  In SAP, generic materials are used as templates or placeholders in variant configuration.
  When linking or comparing two generic materials (e.g., in a BOM, routing, or planning scenario), the system expects them to have identical characteristics (same characteristic IDs, data types, and value ranges).
  If the characteristics differ (e.g., one material has a characteristic that the other does not, or the characteristics have different properties), the system throws this error.
  
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  During variant configuration modeling or validation.
  When creating or changing generic material assignments in APO or ERP.
  When copying or referencing generic materials in product