How To Fix 6G118 - Only the current system can be a development system for the structure

6G118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 6G - Messages for System Administration Assistant

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Only the current system can be a development system for the structure

What causes this issue?

In the system list, a system was highlighted as the development system
for the structure of the System Administration Assistant. It is the not
the current system.

System Response

You can only maintain the structure in a development system.
For consistency reasons it must be the same system in which the system
landscape is configured for the System Administration Assistant.

How to fix this error?

Decide in which system you want to maintain the structure of the System
Administration Assistant and configure the system landscape for the
System Administration Assistant.
Log on to the relevant system and go to the maintenance dialog of the
System Administration Assistant. Configure the system landscape first
and then change the structure, if necessary. Changing the structure is
necessary if your administration tasks are different from the SAP
tasks.
Ideally, the development system is the current system for the System
Administration Assistant.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 6G118 - Only the current system can be a development system for the structure ?

  The SAP error message 6G118 ("Only the current system can be a development system for the structure") typically occurs in the context of transport management and development environments in SAP. This error indicates that you are trying to make changes to a structure in a system that is not designated as a development system for that particular structure.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  System Role Misconfiguration: The system you are working in is not configured as a development system for the specific structure you are trying to modify. In SAP, there are typically three types of systems: Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QAS), and Production (PRD). Only the development system can be used to make changes to objects like structures.
  
  
  Transport Layer Issues: The transport layer settings may not be correctly configured, leading to the system not recognizing it as a development environment for the structure.
  
  
  Transport Request Issues: If the structure is part of a transport request that