How To Fix 1X170 - Seet performance note about comparing big structures

1X170 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1X - General hierarchy maintenance tool message

• Message number: 170

• Message text: Seet performance note about comparing big structures

To compare the original of a big structure with one of its versions:
Create a new and current version of the original, automatically in the
background.
Compare the new version with an older one.
Reason: The system needs considerably less time to read a version than
to read the original structure, because the data of a version is stored
more compactly.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1X170 - Seet performance note about comparing big structures ?

  The SAP error message 1X170 typically relates to performance issues when comparing large structures in ABAP programs. This message is a performance note that indicates that the comparison of large data structures can lead to inefficient processing and may impact the overall performance of the application.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error message is the comparison of large internal tables or structures in ABAP. When you compare large data sets, the system may take a significant amount of time to process the comparison, leading to performance degradation. This can occur in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Using LOOP AT ... WHERE or similar constructs on large internal tables.
  Performing direct comparisons of large structures or tables in conditional statements.
  Inefficient algorithms or logic that involve multiple comparisons of large datasets.
  
  
  Solution:
  To address the performance issues indicated by the 1X170 error message, consider the following solutions:
  
  
  Optimize Data Structures:
  
  Review the size of the structures or tables being compared.