How To Fix WSTRN006 - You cannot enter a generic article with more than two characteristics

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSTRN - Message for Prepack Creation and Planning Dialog

• Message number: 006

• Message text: You cannot enter a generic article with more than two characteristics

What causes this issue?

This transaction cannot handle generic articles that have more than two
variant-relevant characteristics. You cannot use this transaction to
create a prepack article for such a generic article.

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?

Use the <ZK>Integrated Article Maintenance</> transaction to create
your prepack article

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 WSTRN006 - You cannot enter a generic article with more than two characteristics ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WSTRN006:
  
  SAP Error Message: WSTRN006
  Text: You cannot enter a generic article with more than two characteristics.
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Variant Configuration (LO-VC) when you try to create or maintain a generic article (a configurable material) that has more than two characteristics assigned to it. The system restricts the number of characteristics for generic articles to a maximum of two.
  
  Generic articles are special configurable materials used in variant configuration.
  The system limitation is due to the way generic articles are handled internally, especially in older SAP releases or specific configuration scenarios.
  This restriction helps to avoid complexity and performance issues in the configuration process.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When creating or changing a generic article in transaction MM01/MM02 or in the variant configuration master data.
  When assigning characteristics to the generic article in the classification view.
  When trying to save the generic article with more than two characteristics assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Reduce the number of characteristics assigned to the generic article to two or fewer.
  
  Review the characteristics assigned in the classification view of the material master.
  Remove or consolidate characteristics if possible.
  
  
  
  Use configurable materials instead of generic articles if you need more than two characteristics.
  
  Generic articles are a special case; for more complex configurations, use standard configurable materials (without the generic article flag).
  
  
  
  Check SAP Notes and system version:
  
  In some newer SAP releases, this limitation might have been relaxed or handled differently.
  Check for relevant SAP Notes or patches that might address this limitation.
  
  
  
  Alternative modeling:
  
  Consider redesigning the variant configuration model.
  Use dependencies or superordinate materials to handle complexity instead of increasing characteristics on a generic article.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction codes: MM01, MM02 (Material Master), CL02 (Change Characteristics), CU41 (Create Generic Article)
  SAP Module: LO-VC (Logistics - Variant Configuration)
  SAP Notes: Search for notes related to WSTRN006 or generic article limitations.
  Documentation: SAP Help Portal on Variant Configuration and Generic Articles.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
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  Error
  WSTRN006: You cannot enter a generic article with more than two characteristics
  
  
  Cause
  System limitation on generic articles having max 2 characteristics
  
  
  Solution
  Reduce characteristics to 2 or fewer; use configurable materials instead of generic articles for more characteristics
  
  
  Related Tcodes
  MM01, MM02, CL02, CU41
  
  
  Module
  LO-VC (Variant Configuration)
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with a specific scenario or system version, please provide more details!