How To Fix CM_SUB_API003 - Usage touches on a status-protected area


CM_SUB_API003 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: CM_SUB_API - API Substance

  • Message number: 003

  • Message text: Usage touches on a status-protected area

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  • What causes this issue?

    You are currently processing a specification that has a status entry
    within its validity interval whose usage overlaps the usage of the
    specification.
    The status of the status entry protects the data from being processed.
    To prevent the change you just made from generating new
    status-protected data or from deleting existing status-protected data,
    the change is rejected by the system.
    Note:
    The two usages overlap as follows:
    Rating &V1&
    Validity area (country/plant/...) &V2& &V3&
    Day &V4&

    System Response

    The system does not permit the change.

    Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.


CM_SUB_API003 - Details

  • The SAP error message CM_SUB_API003, which states "Usage touches on a status-protected area," typically occurs in the context of managing change requests or transport requests in SAP. This error indicates that an attempt was made to modify or access a part of the system that is currently protected due to its status. This protection is often in place to prevent unauthorized changes to critical areas of the system.
    Causes:
    
    Status Protection: The object or area you are trying to access is in a status that does not allow changes. This could be due to it being locked for transport, being in a production environment, or being part of a change request that is not yet released.
    Transport Request Issues: If you are trying to move objects between systems (e.g., from development to production), the transport request may be in a status that does not allow the operation.
    Authorization Issues: The user may not have

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