How To Fix WY085 - Characteristic & previously not maintained as supplier-specific

WY085 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WY - Supplier Master

• Message number: 085

• Message text: Characteristic & previously not maintained as supplier-specific

What causes this issue?

Up to now, no vendor characteristic values have been maintained
for this characteristic.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Confirm your choice of this characteristic or enter a new
characteristic.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WY085 - Characteristic & previously not maintained as supplier-specific ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WY085 - Characteristic & previously not maintained as supplier-specific
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to maintain or assign a characteristic as supplier-specific in a classification, but the characteristic was previously maintained or used as a general (non-supplier-specific) characteristic. In other words, the system detects an inconsistency because the characteristic was not originally defined or maintained with the supplier-specific flag, and now you are attempting to treat it as supplier-specific.
  
  Explanation:
  In SAP classification (e.g., in Material Management or Vendor Master classifications), characteristics can be maintained either as general or supplier-specific. Supplier-specific characteristics are linked to a particular supplier and can have different values per supplier.
  If a characteristic was initially created or maintained without the supplier-specific indicator, the system does not allow you to simply switch it to supplier-specific later on because it could lead to data inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Characteristic Definition:
  
  Go to transaction CT04 (Change Characteristic).
  Check if the characteristic is marked as