How To Fix 3B103 - You can page only for header entries

3B103 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3B - Messages HR SK

• Message number: 103

• Message text: You can page only for header entries

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3B103 - Details

• The SAP error message 3B103 ("You can page only for header entries") typically occurs in the context of SAP's data management, particularly when dealing with hierarchical data structures such as those found in sales orders, purchase orders, or other document types that have header and item details.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when a user attempts to perform a paging operation (like navigating through a list of items) on a dataset that is not structured to allow paging for the specific entries being accessed. In SAP, paging is generally allowed for header entries, but if the system detects that the operation is being attempted on item-level entries or a non-header context, it triggers this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Context: Ensure that you are trying to page through header entries and not item entries. If you are in a detail view, navigate back to the header view.
  
  
  Review the Transaction: