How To Fix DMCLG406 - Assignment of rules of different types is not allowed

DMCLG406 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DMCLG - DMC Tool Development

• Message number: 406

• Message text: Assignment of rules of different types is not allowed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message DMCLG406 - Assignment of rules of different types is not allowed ?

  The SAP error message DMCLG406, which states "Assignment of rules of different types is not allowed," typically occurs in the context of SAP Data Management or SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) when there is an attempt to assign or link rules that are not compatible with each other. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when working with data quality rules, validation rules, or transformation rules.
  
  Cause:
  The error is generally caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Incompatible Rule Types: You are trying to assign a rule of one type (e.g., validation rule) to a context that expects a different type (e.g., transformation rule).
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the rule setup or in the data governance framework that leads to this incompatibility.
  Data Model Constraints: The underlying data model may impose restrictions on the types of rules that can be assigned to certain entities or attributes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the DMCLG406