How To Fix CDC_RECORDER005 - Owner &1 has not yet been defined in table CDC_OWNERTAB

CDC_RECORDER005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CDC_RECORDER - Messages for Change Data Capture

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Owner &1 has not yet been defined in table CDC_OWNERTAB

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CDC_RECORDER005 - Owner &1 has not yet been defined in table CDC_OWNERTAB ?

  The SAP error message CDC_RECORDER005 indicates that the owner specified (denoted as &1 in the message) has not been defined in the table CDC_OWNERTAB. This error typically occurs in the context of Change Data Capture (CDC) functionality in SAP, which is used for tracking changes in data.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system is trying to access or record changes for an owner (which could be a user, application, or process) that has not been properly defined in the CDC_OWNERTAB table. This could happen due to:
  
  Missing Configuration: The owner has not been set up in the CDC configuration.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a typo or incorrect entry when specifying the owner.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from another system, the owner might not have been included in the transport.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Owner Definition:
  
  Go to transaction code SE11 (Data