Diagnosis
Via its field lists for characteristics and basic key figures, theProfitabilty Mangement View instructs data retention to store thesefields. If these fields are not taken into consideration in the dataretention data structures, the view cannot be provided with consistentdata.
In this case, the metadata in data retention for the ProfitabilityManagement View does not meet the requirements of the view. This is thecase if, after field lists have been created or changed for the view,the field lists are not fetched from data retention for the view.

System Response
Due to this inconsistency, the Profitability Management View cannot beactivated.

Procedure
Start Accounting Views -> Profitability Management View -> Set UpVariant and carry out Data Retention for the active variant.Check and/or maintain the data retention metadata here. Additionally,make sure that all requested fields in the view are taken intoconsideration in the data supply flow of the cost and revenue journalfor the Profitability Management View.