How To Fix WRF_APC645 - Characteristic value for characteristic &1 and EAN &2 does not exist

WRF_APC645 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 645

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC645 - Characteristic value for characteristic &1 and EAN &2 does not exist ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC645
  Text: Characteristic value for characteristic &1 and EAN &2 does not exist.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to find a characteristic value for a given characteristic (e.g., a classification characteristic) and a specific EAN (European Article Number), but no such value exists in the system. Typically, this happens in scenarios involving classification data, variant configuration, or material master data where characteristics are linked to materials or EANs.
  In other words, the system expects a characteristic value assigned to the combination of the characteristic (e.g., color, size) and the EAN (material identifier), but it cannot find it in the classification tables or master data.
  
  Common Scenarios:
  
  When using variant configuration or classification in SAP, and the system tries to read characteristic values for a material identified by an EAN.
  When the EAN is used as a key to find characteristic values but the