How To Fix WXP229 - No characteristics or key figures are defined for planning step &

WXP229 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 229

• Message text: No characteristics or key figures are defined for planning step &

What causes this issue?

You want to go to the characteristic or key figure level for planning
step &V1& in planning scenario &V2&.
Neither manual nor automatic planning were selected as the planning
step method for planning step &V1&. Therefore, defining characteristics
and key figures for this planning step is not necessary.

System Response

INCLUDE ISR_VERARBEITUNG OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

Select another planning step or
select one of the planning step methods mentionned above from the
detailed screen for planning step &V1& and navigate to the desired
characteristic or key figure level.

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.

WXP229 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WXP229 No characteristics or key figures are defined for planning step &
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs in SAP BW (Business Warehouse) during planning activities when the planning step you are trying to execute or use does not have any characteristics or key figures assigned to it. Essentially, the planning step is empty or not properly configured.
  
  Planning Step: In SAP BW planning, a planning step defines a subset of data (characteristics and key figures) that you want to plan or input data for.
  If no characteristics (e.g., time, product, region) or key figures (e.g., sales quantity, revenue) are assigned to the planning step, the system cannot perform any planning operations, hence the warning.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you try to execute or open a planning step in the BPC or BW planning environment.
  When you attempt to perform planning functions like data entry, simulation,