How To Fix CE103 - The generation of table accesses is restricted to & key fields

CE103 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CE - CAPP messages

• Message number: 103

• Message text: The generation of table accesses is restricted to & key fields

What causes this issue?

A table access can be generated for a maximum of &V1& key fields.
However, you have generated more than &V1& key fields for your table.

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?

Create a table which does not have more than &V1& key fields.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CE103 - The generation of table accesses is restricted to & key fields ?

  The SAP error message CE103 indicates that the generation of table accesses is restricted to a certain number of key fields in a database table. This typically occurs in the context of ABAP programming, particularly when defining database tables or views in the Data Dictionary (DDIC).
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to create a database access (like a SELECT statement) that involves more key fields than the system allows. In SAP, there is a limit on the number of key fields that can be used in certain operations, and exceeding this limit triggers the CE103 error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CE103 error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Reduce Key Fields: Review the database access you are trying to generate and reduce the number of key fields used in the SELECT statement or the database table definition. Ensure that you are only using the necessary key fields for your operation.
  
  
  Use Indexes: If you