Conversion of variants (table MARA) was started for characteristic &1
Message type: E = Error
Message class: WRF_CHAR_VAL - Messages for Package WRF_CHARACTERISTIC_VALUE_GRP
Message number: 086
Message text: Conversion of variants (table MARA) was started for characteristic &1
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Related Error Messages
WRF_CHAR_VAL085 Material master data (MARA) is missing for generic material &1
WRF_CHAR_VAL084 Object master data (INOB) is missing for generic material &1
WRF_CHAR_VAL087 Conversion of variants (table MARA) was completed for characteristic &1
WRF_CHAR_VAL088 No error occurred; all MARA records were updated