How To Fix AD571 - Partial foreign key incorrectly specified - remove field names

AD571 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AD - Data Dictionary application messages

• Message number: 571

• Message text: Partial foreign key incorrectly specified - remove field names

What causes this issue?

Not all fields of partial foreign keys are to be checked against the
key fields of the check table. Fields that are not to be checked are
marked with an asterisk (*) in the foreign key table and the foreign
key fields should be left empty.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Leave field names empty if a field with a partial foreign key is not to
be checked. (An asterisk (*) must be entered on the appropriate line
of the foreign key table.)

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AD571 - Details

• The SAP error message AD571, "Partial foreign key incorrectly specified - remove field names," typically occurs in the context of database table definitions, particularly when defining foreign keys in the Data Dictionary (SE11) or while working with database views.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when a foreign key relationship is defined incorrectly. Specifically, it indicates that the foreign key is not fully specified, meaning that the foreign key fields do not match the primary key fields of the referenced table. This can happen due to:
  
  Partial Specification: The foreign key is defined with only some of the fields of the primary key of the referenced table.
  Field Names: The foreign key definition includes field names that are not part of the primary key of the referenced table.
  Inconsistent Data Types: The data types of the foreign key fields do not match the corresponding primary key fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AD571 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Foreign