How To Fix WXP177 - Planning steps &1 and &2 have no common key figure

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 177

• Message text: Planning steps &1 and &2 have no common key figure

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WXP177 - Planning steps &1 and &2 have no common key figure ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WXP177 Planning steps &1 and &2 have no common key figure
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the planning process in SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when you try to perform an operation involving two planning steps (e.g., copy, transfer, or aggregation), but these two planning steps do not share any common key figure.
  
  Planning steps in SAP BW are used to define planning layouts and data entry screens based on InfoProviders.
  Each planning step is associated with a set of key figures (measures).
  If you attempt to link or compare two planning steps that do not have any key figure in common, the system cannot proceed because there is no common data element to relate or transfer.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  The system expects at least one key figure to be common between the two planning steps to perform operations like copying data from one step to another or aggregating