How To Fix BIL323 - Choose a shorter period

BIL323 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BIL - General billing

• Message number: 323

• Message text: Choose a shorter period

What causes this issue?

You have attempted to determine prices for a contract for the period
from &v1& to &v2&. This period is longer than ten years. The system
cannot determine prices for a period of this size.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BIL323 - Details

• The SAP error message BIL323, which states "Choose a shorter period," typically occurs in the context of reporting or data extraction in SAP Business Intelligence (BI) or SAP BW (Business Warehouse). This error indicates that the time period you have selected for your query or report is too long, and the system is unable to process the request due to performance constraints or limitations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Long Time Period: The selected time frame for the report or query is too extensive, leading to excessive data volume that the system cannot handle efficiently.
  System Performance: The system may have limitations on the amount of data it can process in a single query, which can be influenced by system configuration, available memory, or processing power.
  Query Design: The design of the query may not be optimized for handling large datasets, leading to performance issues.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Select a Shorter Time Period: Modify your query or report to select a shorter