Value Group &1 is used in authorization and cannot be removed.
Message type: E = Error
Message class: PRODALLOC_CHARC_CTLG - Prod Alloc Characteristic Catalog Message Class for BOPF
Message number: 048
Message text: Value Group &1 is used in authorization and cannot be removed.
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Related Error Messages
PRODALLOC_CHARC_CTLG047 Default Authorization Group &1 already exists in the current catalog.
PRODALLOC_CHARC_CTLG046 Save is not possible; default authorization group &1 contains values.
PRODALLOC_CHARC_CTLG049 Characteristic &1 is used in authorization and cannot be removed.
PRODALLOC_CHARC_CTLG050 Value &1 is used in authorization group &2 and cannot be removed.