How To Fix CRM_OFI008 - Orgfinder: Possible entries help for &1 not available from other system

CRM_OFI008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CRM_OFI - Message Class for Orgfinder

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Orgfinder: Possible entries help for &1 not available from other system

What causes this issue?

You cannot maintain the Orgfinder Customizing tables to provide
cross-system possible entries help for organizational unit &V1&.
Possible causes:
The target system is not a Release 4.0B or later R/3 System, or R/3
plug-in PI 2001.1 or later has not been installed on the target system.
No R/3 system, or more than one R/3 system, has been assigned to the
caller system. (At this time CRM supports one R/3 backend system only.)
The RFC user in the target system is not a dialog user.
The R/3 release of the target system does not include the capability
for organizational unit &V1&.

System Response

Cross-system possible entries help (F4) does not work.

How to fix this error?

Identify the cause and remedy it, or enter the value manually.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CRM_OFI008 - Orgfinder: Possible entries help for &1 not available from other system ?

  The SAP error message CRM_OFI008 indicates that the system is unable to provide possible entries for a specific organizational unit (represented by &1) because the necessary data is not available from another system. This typically occurs in scenarios where the SAP system is integrated with other systems, such as when using SAP CRM in conjunction with SAP ERP or other external systems.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Synchronization Issues: The organizational data may not be synchronized between the systems. If the data in the source system (e.g., SAP ERP) is not updated or not available, the CRM system will not be able to retrieve the necessary entries.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings that prevent the CRM system from accessing the required data from the other system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the organizational data from the other system.
  Network or Connectivity Issues: If there are network problems or connectivity