Diagnosis
The syntax check found errors in the condition. There are severalpossible reasons for this:

• Keys (such as characteristic names) that contain hyphens can only be
referred to in dependencies if you enter the keyword SKEY. The key mustbe entered in quote marks: SKEY 'EXT-COLOR'

• Changes to master data that are made while you are processing a
dependency are not always recognized, due to buffering of data.

• Character strings (for example, characteristic values in CHAR format)
must be entered in quote marks: COLOR = 'RED'. Characteristic values innumeric format are not entered in quote marks.

System Response
The cursor marks the place where the error occurs. There may be a listof several detailed error explanations for you to select.

Procedure
Check your entry and correct the error. You have the following optionsfor analyzing and correcting the error:


• If you cannot see the error immediately, select a detail message that
looks suitable by choosing the Details pushbutton. The cursormarks the relevant place in your source code, and you can display thelong text of the detail message for more information, if required. Ifthe message you selected does not help, you can check again and selecta different detail message.

• If changes to master data made while you are processing the dependency
are not recognized, start the dependency maintenance function again.

• You can still save your dependency if the source code contains errors.
The status of the dependency is automatically set to locked, andthe dependency cannot be used for variant configuration.