How To Fix WRF_APC232 - Expand not possible, material &1 has no characteristic &2

WRF_APC232 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 232

• Message text: Expand not possible, material &1 has no characteristic &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC232 - Expand not possible, material &1 has no characteristic &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC232 Expand not possible, material &1 has no characteristic &2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of SAP Variant Configuration (LO-VC) or Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APC) when the system tries to expand a material variant but cannot find the required characteristic assigned to the material.
  
  Material &1: The material number for which the expansion is attempted.
  Characteristic &2: The characteristic that the system expects to find but is missing.
  
  In other words, the system is trying to perform a variant configuration expansion or a characteristic-based planning step, but the material master or the configuration model does not contain the characteristic that is required for the expansion.
  
  Typical Causes:
  
  Missing Characteristic Assignment: The characteristic &2 is not assigned to the material &1 in the variant configuration model.
  Incorrect or Incomplete Configuration Profile: The material's configuration profile or class does not include the characteristic.
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