How To Fix WXP085 - Article characteristic &3 is not a planning level for planning step &1

WXP085 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 085

• Message text: Article characteristic &3 is not a planning level for planning step &1

What causes this issue?

You have selected the enhancement "Article Planning" for planning
layout &V2& (planning step &V1&). Before article planning can be run,
the characteristic with the meaning "Article" (in this case &V3&) must
be assigned to the appropriate planning step as a planning level. This
is not currently the case.

System Response

The planning scenario cannot activated before of this data
inconsistency.

How to fix this error?

Add planning level &V3& to planning step &V1& or do not select the
enhancement "Article Planning" for planning layout &V2&.
When you have done this, check the planning scenario again.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WXP085 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WXP085: Article characteristic &3 is not a planning level for planning step &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs during the planning process in SAP (typically in Variant Configuration or SOP planning) when the system encounters a characteristic (an attribute or feature of a product) that is not defined as a planning level for the specified planning step.
  
  Planning Step (&1): This refers to a specific stage or step in the planning process.
  Article Characteristic (&3): This is a characteristic of the article (material) that the system expects to use as a planning level but finds it is not configured as such.
  
  In other words, the system tries to use a characteristic as a planning level in a planning step, but this characteristic is not assigned or activated as a planning level in the configuration of that planning step.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Planning Levels: In SAP, planning levels define