How To Fix AD699 - Field & (data element or domain is not active)

AD699 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AD - Data Dictionary application messages

• Message number: 699

• Message text: Field & (data element or domain is not active)

What causes this issue?

For a field, the corresponding data element or domain upon which it is
based is not yet active in the ABAP/4 Dictionary.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Go to the data element maintenance screen or the domain maintenance
screen and activate the object.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AD699 - Field & (data element or domain is not active) ?

  The SAP error message AD699 indicates that a specific field (represented by &) is associated with a data element or domain that is not active in the system. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when trying to access a field in a table or structure that relies on a data element or domain that has been deactivated or not properly defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Data Element or Domain: The data element or domain associated with the field is not active. This can happen if it was deactivated intentionally or if there was an issue during the transport of changes.
  Transport Issues: If the data element or domain was transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production) and the transport did not include the necessary objects or was not executed correctly.
  Development Changes: Changes made in the development environment that have not been properly activated or transported to the target environment.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate