How To Fix WXP140 - Hierarchy table for plng step /char./hier. version &1/&2/&3 contains data

WXP140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 140

• Message text: Hierarchy table for plng step /char./hier. version &1/&2/&3 contains data

What causes this issue?

You want to delete planning step &V1&. However, the planning hierarchy
(hierarchy version &V3&) still contains proportional factors for plan
characteristic &V2&.

System Response

The planning step cannot be deleted.

How to fix this error?

Delete the entries in the planning hierarchy for hierarchy version &V3&
for characteristic level &V2&. You can go to planning hierarchy
maintenance via the basic settings for planning step &V1&.

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.

WXP140 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WXP140: Hierarchy table for plng step /char./hier. version &1/&2/&3 contains data
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs during activities related to planning steps and hierarchy versions in SAP (often in the context of Product Cost Planning, Profitability Analysis, or other planning-related modules).
  
  The message indicates that the hierarchy table for the specified planning step (plng step), characteristic (/char.), and hierarchy version (/hier. version) already contains data.
  This usually happens when you try to create or initialize a hierarchy version or planning step that already has existing data stored in the system.
  The system is warning you that the hierarchy table is not empty, so any operation that assumes an empty or new hierarchy table might overwrite or conflict with existing data.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you attempt to initialize or recreate a hierarchy version for a planning step.
  When you try to delete or reset