How To Fix WRF_CHAR_VAL061 - Navigation not possible; characteristic no longer exists

WRF_CHAR_VAL061 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_CHAR_VAL - Messages for Package WRF_CHARACTERISTIC_VALUE_GRP

• Message number: 061

• Message text: Navigation not possible; characteristic no longer exists

What causes this issue?

You cannot create new characteristic value groups for characteristics
that are no longer in the database.
Accordingly, you can only start characteristic value grouping if
grouping data is already defined for the characteristic.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_CHAR_VAL061 - Navigation not possible; characteristic no longer exists ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_CHAR_VAL061 - Navigation not possible; characteristic no longer exists
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to navigate to or reference a characteristic in a variant, classification, or report, but the characteristic has been deleted or is no longer available in the system. Essentially, the system cannot find the characteristic because it has been removed or is inactive.
  Common scenarios include:  
  
  The characteristic was deleted from the classification system (CL02).  
  The characteristic was renamed or changed in a way that invalidates previous references.  
  The characteristic is no longer assigned to the class or object you are working with.  
  The variant or selection criteria still contains references to the old characteristic.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the characteristic exists and is correctly assigned:
  
  
  Check if the characteristic exists:  
  
  Go to transaction CL02 (Change Characteristic) or CT04