How To Fix WRF_APC148 - More than 3 variant-creating characteristics are not possible

WRF_APC148 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 148

• Message text: More than 3 variant-creating characteristics are not possible

What causes this issue?

A generic material may have more than 3 variant-creating
characteristics. However, in Operational Assortment Planning and
Control, you are limited to a maximum of 3.

System Response

Processing cannot continue.

How to fix this error?

If you are trying to load an existing generic material into a purchasing
list, select a different generic material.
If you are trying to create a new planned material, select a different
material group / combination of material group / characteristic profile.
If you are trying to load a PRICAT item into a purchasing list, select a
different material group / combination of material group /
characteristic profile. If the PRICAT item itself has more than 3
variant-creating characteristics, select a different PRICAT item.

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_APC148 - More than 3 variant-creating characteristics are not possible ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message WRF_APC148: More than 3 variant-creating characteristics are not possible:
  
  Error Message
  WRF_APC148: More than 3 variant-creating characteristics are not possible
  
  Cause
  This error occurs in the context of SAP Variant Configuration (LO-VC) or Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when you try to define more than three characteristics as variant-creating in a product or a model.
  
  In SAP, variant-creating characteristics are those characteristics that define different product variants.
  The system has a standard limitation of 3 variant-creating characteristics for certain scenarios, especially in APO SNP/PPDS or when integrating variant configuration with planning.
  This limitation is due to the way the system handles variant combinations and planning heuristics, which become exponentially complex with more variant-creating characteristics.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you try to assign more than 3 characteristics as variant-creating in the characteristic assignment or in the variant configuration model.
  During the integration of variant configuration with APO, especially in SNP