How To Fix BRAIN187 - The selection element &1 includes too many rows

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 187

• Message text: The selection element &1 includes too many rows

What causes this issue?

In structure element &V1&, the characteristic &V2& is restricted to
&V3& values. This number is very large and may reach a technical
limit.If values are continued to be added during generation of the
query, there could be a termination Brain A125 because the associated
statement will exceed the fixed size of 28K.

How to fix this error?

Create an external hierarchy for the characteristic &V2& and combine the
&V3& values into one hierarchy node. Then work with the nodes instead
of the &V3& single values.
As an alternative, you can define an associated navigation attribute
using &V2&.
You can suppress this warning, Brain 187, by query with RSRT ->
Suppress Messages.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN187 - The selection element &1 includes too many rows ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN187, which states "The selection element &1 includes too many rows," typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when a query or report is trying to process a selection that exceeds the allowed limit of rows. This can happen when the selection criteria defined in a query or report result in a very large dataset, which can lead to performance issues or exceed system limits.
  
  Cause:
  
  Excessive Data Volume: The selection criteria defined in the query or report may be too broad, resulting in a selection that includes a large number of rows.
  System Limitations: SAP has certain limits on the number of rows that can be processed in a single query or report. This limit is in place to ensure system performance and stability.
  Inefficient Query Design: The query may not be optimized, leading to unnecessary data being included in the