How To Fix WW004 - This combination of charact. profile and selection flag is not allowed

WW004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WW - Material group master maintenance

• Message number: 004

• Message text: This combination of charact. profile and selection flag is not allowed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WW004 - This combination of charact. profile and selection flag is not allowed ?

  The SAP error message WW004, which states "This combination of charact. profile and selection flag is not allowed," typically occurs in the context of working with characteristics and selection profiles in SAP, particularly in the areas of variant configuration or classification.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incompatible Characteristic Profile and Selection Flag: The characteristic profile you are trying to use is not compatible with the selection flag you have set. This can happen if the selection flag is not defined for the characteristics in the profile.
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the material or product may not allow the combination of the selected characteristics and the profile.
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Configuration: The characteristic profile may not be properly defined in the system, or the characteristics may not be assigned correctly to the profile.
  
  
  User Authorization: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify