How To Fix CHANGE_RETENTION025 - No archiving sessions exist

CHANGE_RETENTION025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CHANGE_RETENTION - Change Expiration Date of Archiving Sessions

• Message number: 025

• Message text: No archiving sessions exist

What causes this issue?

There are no archiving sessions that correspond to the specified
selection criteria

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.

CHANGE_RETENTION025 - Details

• The SAP error message CHANGE_RETENTION025: No archiving sessions exist typically indicates that there are no archiving sessions available for the specified object or that the archiving process has not been executed properly. This error can occur in various contexts, such as when trying to access or manage data retention settings or when attempting to perform archiving-related tasks.
  Causes:
  
  No Archiving Sessions Created: The most common cause is that no archiving sessions have been created for the specified data object.
  Archiving Process Not Executed: The archiving process may not have been executed, or it may have failed.
  Incorrect Object Selection: The object you are trying to access may not have any archiving sessions associated with it.
  Authorization Issues: Lack of proper authorizations to view or manage archiving sessions.
  System Configuration: The system may not be configured correctly for archiving.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Create Archiving Sessions:
  
  Ensure that you have executed the archiving process for the relevant data object. You can do this