How To Fix DB6113 - Too many overflows occur in the sort heap

DB6113 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DB6 - DB6: Alert Monitoring and Alert Configuration

• Message number: 113

• Message text: Too many overflows occur in the sort heap

What causes this issue?

The sort heap is an area of main memory reserver for sorts. This area
can overflow when you are working with large data sets. If this
happens,parts of the data must be paged out. You can set the size of
the sort area using the database configuration parameter SORTHEAP.

System Response

Impairment of performance

How to fix this error?

You can tolerate occasional overflows. If this alert is triggered too
often, increase the size of the sort heap using the command:
<LB>UPDATE DATABASE CONFIGURATION FOR <SID> USING SORTHEAP <(>
<<)>Value></>

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 DB6113 - Too many overflows occur in the sort heap ?

  The SAP error message DB6113 indicates that there are too many overflows occurring in the sort heap during database operations. This typically happens when the system is trying to sort a large amount of data, and the allocated memory for sorting (the sort heap) is insufficient to handle the data being processed.
  Causes:
  
  Insufficient Sort Heap Size: The sort heap size configured in the database is too small for the volume of data being sorted.
  Large Data Sets: Operations involving large datasets, such as sorting large tables or executing complex queries, can lead to this error.
  Database Configuration: The database parameters related to memory allocation may not be optimized for the workload.
  High Concurrency: Multiple concurrent operations that require sorting can exhaust the available sort heap.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Increase Sort Heap Size:
  
  Adjust the sort heap size in the database configuration. This can usually be done by modifying the relevant parameters in the database settings (e.g., sort heap in