How To Fix DH815 - Unrestricted selection only configurable for individual search helps

DH815 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 815

• Message text: Unrestricted selection only configurable for individual search helps

What causes this issue?

You tried to enter the value 0 as the number of hits to select in the
F4 help. The value 0 means that the number of hits is not restricted.

System Response

This setting is only permitted for individual search helps.
Unrestricted selection for all search helps would have incalculable
effects on the performance of the entire system.

How to fix this error?

As a general setting you can enter a maximum value of 9999.
For individual search helps you can prevent the restriction on the
number of hits. This setting is available under 'Personalization' in
the context menu of a F4 hit list.

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 DH815 - Unrestricted selection only configurable for individual search helps ?

  The SAP error message DH815, which states "Unrestricted selection only configurable for individual search helps," typically occurs when you are trying to use unrestricted selection in a context where it is not supported. This error is often related to the configuration of search helps in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are attempting to use unrestricted selection (which allows users to enter any value) on a search help that is not configured to support this feature.
  The search help is defined as a collective search help, which does not allow unrestricted selection.
  The search help is not set up correctly in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the DH815 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Search Help Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction SE11 (Data Dictionary).
  Enter the name of the search help that is causing the issue.
  Check if the search help is a collective search help. If it is, you will need to either:
  Change it to an individual