How To Fix WRF_APC_INB183 - Prices at characteristic level are not supported in message (&2 = &1)

WRF_APC_INB183 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC_INB - Messages for OAPC Inbound Processing

• Message number: 183

• Message text: Prices at characteristic level are not supported in message (&2 = &1)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC_INB183 - Prices at characteristic level are not supported in message (&2 = &1) ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC_INB183
  Text: Prices at characteristic level are not supported in message (&2 = &1)
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Variant Configuration (VC) or Advanced Pricing when the system encounters pricing conditions or pricing procedures that attempt to assign or calculate prices at the characteristic level of a configurable material. However, the pricing engine or the specific pricing message does not support pricing at the characteristic level.
  In other words, the system is trying to apply prices directly to individual characteristics of a configurable material, but the pricing setup or the message processing logic only supports pricing at the overall material or configuration level, not at the granular characteristic level.
  
  When does this happen?
  
  When using pricing procedures or condition records that try to assign prices to individual characteristics (e.g., a characteristic value has a price).
  When the pricing message or pricing function module expects prices