How To Fix WRF_APC_INB159 - Unexpected type of characteristic &1

WRF_APC_INB159 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC_INB - Messages for OAPC Inbound Processing

• Message number: 159

• Message text: Unexpected type of characteristic &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC_INB159 - Unexpected type of characteristic &1 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC_INB159 Unexpected type of characteristic &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or Variant Configuration (VC) environment when the system encounters a characteristic type that it does not expect or cannot process during a planning or configuration run.
  Specifically, the message indicates that the characteristic (denoted by &1, which will be replaced by the characteristic name or ID in the actual message) has a type that is not supported or is inconsistent with the expected characteristic type in the context where it is used.
  Common causes include:
  
  The characteristic is defined with a data type that is incompatible with the planning or configuration logic.
  The characteristic is used in a planning model, but its type is not supported by the planning engine or the integration interface.
  A mismatch between the characteristic type in the master data and the expected type