How To Fix DH873 - Only create help views in connection with search helps

DH873 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 873

• Message text: Only create help views in connection with search helps

What causes this issue?

The meaning of help views has changed as of Release 4.0.
First check if it is sufficient to create a search help.

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?

Note that the meaning of help views has changed as of Release 4.0.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message DH873 - Only create help views in connection with search helps ?

  The SAP error message DH873, which states "Only create help views in connection with search helps," typically occurs when there is an attempt to create a help view (a type of database view used for search helps) without the proper context or configuration that links it to a search help.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Context: The error usually arises when a developer tries to create a help view independently, without associating it with a search help.
  Missing Configuration: The necessary configuration or settings that link the help view to a search help may be missing or incorrectly set up.
  Development Environment Issues: Sometimes, the development environment may not be set up correctly, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create Help View with Search Help:
  
  Ensure that you are creating the help view in the context of a search help. This means you should be using the appropriate transaction codes (like SE11 for Data Dictionary) to create the search help first