How To Fix AC801 - Customizing settings archived

AC801 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 801

• Message text: Customizing settings archived

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC801 - Customizing settings archived ?

  The SAP error message AC801, which states "Customizing settings archived," typically occurs when you are trying to access or modify customizing settings that have been archived in the system. This can happen in various modules, including Asset Accounting (FI-AA), where certain configuration settings may be archived to optimize system performance or to comply with data retention policies.
  
  Cause:
  
  Archiving Process: The customizing settings have been archived as part of a data archiving process. This is often done to reduce the size of the database and improve performance.
  Accessing Archived Data: The system is trying to access settings that are no longer available in the active database because they have been moved to an archive.
  Configuration Changes: If you are trying to make changes to settings that have been archived, the system will prevent you from doing so until the relevant data is restored.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Restore Archived Data: If you need to access the archived customizing settings,