How To Fix DA504 - Base table & is not transparent

DA504 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DA - Dictionary: Compare, distribution, timer, instantiation

• Message number: 504

• Message text: Base table & is not transparent

What causes this issue?

The specified base table, i.e. the primary table or one of the
secondarytables, of the aggregate (view, matchcode, lock object) is not
a transparent table.

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?

If it is an aggregate, in which only transparent base tables are
permitted, you must either change the table type of the table to
'transparent' or define another base table. This is the case, for
example, for database views and transparent matchcode IDs.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

DA504 - Details

• The SAP error message DA504 indicates that the base table you are trying to access or use is not a transparent table. In SAP, a transparent table is a database table that has a one-to-one relationship with a database table in the underlying database. This means that the structure of the table in the ABAP Dictionary matches the structure of the table in the database.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to perform operations (like creating views, using the table in a report, etc.) on a non-transparent table.
  The table is either a pooled table or a cluster table, which are not directly accessible in the same way as transparent tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the DA504 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Table Type: Verify the type of the table you are trying to access. You can do this by using transaction SE11 (Data Dictionary) and checking the table definition. If it is a pooled