How To Fix XC245 - &1: Long characteristics or long material not supported in CIF

XC245 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: XC - Message Class for Core Interface

• Message number: 245

• Message text: &1: Long characteristics or long material not supported in CIF

What causes this issue?

MFLE: Restrictions for Classification and Variant Configuration
scenarios.
Characteristics with more than 30 characters or material number longer
than 18 characters with characteristics not supported in CIF.
Characteristics/Material number: <(>&<)>1
See SAP Note 2356739

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message XC245 - &1: Long characteristics or long material not supported in CIF ?

  The SAP error message XC245 indicates that long characteristics or long materials are not supported in the Core Interface (CIF) between SAP ERP and SAP APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization). This error typically arises when there is an attempt to transfer materials or characteristics that exceed the length limitations set by CIF.
  
  Cause:
  
  Long Characteristics: In SAP, characteristics can be defined with a certain length. If a characteristic exceeds the maximum length allowed by CIF, this error will occur.
  Long Material Numbers: Similar to characteristics, if a material number exceeds the length limit defined in CIF, it will trigger this error.
  Data Model Limitations: CIF has specific data model constraints that do not support certain types of long data structures.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Characteristic and Material Definitions:
  
  Check the definitions of the characteristics and materials in your SAP system. Ensure that they do not exceed the maximum length supported by CIF.
  If they do, consider shortening the names or