How To Fix DH179 - Appending search help & is elementary search help

DH179 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DH - DD: Messages for search helps

• Message number: 179

• Message text: Appending search help & is elementary search help

What causes this issue?

The search help is an <DS:TX.DDDOK_SHLP_APPEND>append search help</>
whose appending search help &V1& is an elementary search help. Append
search helps may only be defined for collective search helps.

System Response

During mass activation, the action is continued with a warning because
the appending search help might be converted to a collective search
help during the activation.
The action is terminated in online operations.

How to fix this error?

Make sure that the appending search help is a collective search help.

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 DH179 - Appending search help & is elementary search help ?

  The SAP error message DH179 typically occurs when there is an issue related to search helps in the SAP system. This error message indicates that there is a problem with appending a search help to an elementary search help. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Elementary Search Help: The error arises when you attempt to append a search help to an elementary search help that is not designed to be appended. Elementary search helps are standalone and cannot have additional search helps appended to them.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration of the search helps may not be set up correctly, leading to this error.
  Data Dictionary Issues: There may be inconsistencies or issues in the data dictionary related to the search helps.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Search Help Type: Verify if the search help you are trying to append is indeed an elementary search help. If it is, you cannot append another search