How To Fix WXP143 - Select a description without blank characters

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 143

• Message text: Select a description without blank characters

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WXP143 - Select a description without blank characters ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WXP143 - Select a description without blank characters
  
  Cause:
  This warning message typically occurs in SAP when you are trying to enter or select a description (often for a characteristic, class, or configurable object) that contains leading, trailing, or multiple consecutive blank spaces. SAP requires descriptions or certain text fields to be free of such blank characters to ensure data consistency and proper processing.
  For example, if you enter a description like "  Product A" (with leading spaces) or "Product  A" (with double spaces), the system will raise this warning.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During classification (class/characteristic maintenance)
  When maintaining configurable material descriptions
  When entering descriptions in configuration profiles or variant configuration
  Possibly in other master data or customizing screens where descriptions are required
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Remove leading, trailing, and multiple consecutive spaces from the description field.
  Ensure the description is a continuous string of characters separated by single spaces only.
  Use the SAP input help or validation tools to check the description before saving.
  If you are copying descriptions from external sources (e.g., Excel), make sure to clean the text to remove extra spaces.
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  This is a warning message (WXP143), so it may not block saving but advises correction.
  The message is part of SAP's data validation to avoid issues in reporting, searching, or integration.
  If you want to suppress this warning (not recommended), you might check the message control or user exit, but best practice is to correct the input.
  Similar messages may appear for other text fields requiring clean input.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message
  WXP143 - Select a description without blank characters
  
  
  Cause
  Description contains leading/trailing or multiple consecutive spaces
  
  
  Solution
  Remove extra spaces; enter description without blanks
  
  
  Type
  Warning (does not block save but advises correction)
  
  
  Context
  Classification, variant configuration, master data maintenance
  
  
  
  
  If you need help identifying where the extra spaces are or automating the cleanup, consider using SAP text functions or external tools to trim spaces before input.