Characteristic &1 is used in compounding of &2, but &3 is not

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& is used in the compounding of characteristic &V2&.
Characteristic &V3& has been inserted by characteristic &V1&. In this
grouping, characteristics &V2& must also be coupled to characteristic
&V3&, which is, however, not the case.

System Response

Characteristic &V1& can not be activated.

How to fix this error?

Firstly include characteristic &V3& in the compunding of characteristic
&V2& before you activate the characteristic &V1&.

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.

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