How To Fix DBMAN153 - &1 is set as constant in the MultiProvider. A selection will be added

DBMAN153 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DBMAN - Data Manager Message Class

• Message number: 153

• Message text: &1 is set as constant in the MultiProvider. A selection will be added

What causes this issue?

Characteristic &V1& is set as a constant to &V3& (SID = &V4&) in
MultiProvider &V2&.

System Response

The system therefore automatically creates a corresponding selection.

How to fix this error?

See the long texts for messages Brain 463 and 464, and Notes 1005764 and
1038604.

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 DBMAN153 - &1 is set as constant in the MultiProvider. A selection will be added ?

  The SAP error message DBMAN153 indicates that a characteristic in a MultiProvider is set as a constant. This means that when you execute a query against the MultiProvider, SAP is automatically adding a selection for that characteristic, which can affect the results returned by the query.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  A characteristic in the MultiProvider is defined with a constant value.
  The query being executed does not align with the constant value set for that characteristic.
  The MultiProvider is designed to restrict data based on certain criteria, and the constant value is not being met by the data in the underlying InfoProviders.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the MultiProvider Definition:
  
  Go to the MultiProvider in the SAP BW system and check the definition of the characteristics.
  Identify which characteristic is set as a constant and what value it is set to.
  
  
  
  Adjust the Query:
  
  If the query is not supposed to filter by