How To Fix WRF_APC072 - No variant-creating characteristics exist for generic material &1

WRF_APC072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 072

• Message text: No variant-creating characteristics exist for generic material &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC072 - No variant-creating characteristics exist for generic material &1 ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC072 No variant-creating characteristics exist for generic material &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Variant Configuration in SAP (often in Sales and Distribution or Production Planning). The system is trying to create or process a variant for a generic material, but it cannot find any variant-creating characteristics assigned to that material.
  
  Generic material: A material that serves as a template or base for variants.
  Variant-creating characteristics: Characteristics defined in the material's classification that determine how variants are differentiated.
  
  The error means that the system expects the generic material to have variant-creating characteristics (used to generate variants), but none are found.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When creating or processing a sales order, production order, or configuration for a variant material.
  When the system tries to determine variant characteristics for a generic material but finds none.
  During configuration or variant determination steps in Variant Configuration (LOVC, classification, etc.).
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Classification and Characteristics:
  
  Go to transaction CL02 (Change Class)