How To Fix DH890 - Basis table & already has a search help binding

DH890 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 890

• Message text: Basis table & already has a search help binding

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DH890 - Details

• The SAP error message DH890 indicates that there is an issue with a basis table that already has a search help binding. This typically occurs when you attempt to create or modify a search help for a table that already has an existing search help binding.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Search Help Binding: The error arises because the table in question already has a search help associated with it. In SAP, a search help is a mechanism that allows users to search for and select values from a list, and each table can only have one search help binding at a time.
  Modification Attempt: You may be trying to bind a new search help to a table that already has one, or you may be trying to modify the existing search help without first removing the current binding.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Bindings: Use transaction SE11 (Data Dictionary) to check the existing search help bindings for the table.