How To Fix DPR_BAPI002 - Search help &1 is not an elementary search help

DPR_BAPI002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DPR_BAPI - Messages for BAPIs in Project Management

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Search help &1 is not an elementary search help

What causes this issue?

You are using the <LS>Search</> method for the current BOR object. You
can only use elementary search helps for this in the BAPI environment.
However, &V1& is a collective search help or an append search
help.

System Response

The system does not perform the search.

How to fix this error?

Use the appropriate elementary search help for the collective or append
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 DPR_BAPI002 - Search help &1 is not an elementary search help ?

  The SAP error message DPR_BAPI002 indicates that there is an issue with a search help that is being used in a Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) call. Specifically, the message states that the search help referenced is not an elementary search help, which is a requirement for certain operations in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Elementary Search Help: The search help being referenced is a collective search help or a search help that is not defined as elementary. Elementary search helps are those that directly retrieve data from a single table or view.
  Incorrect Configuration: The search help might have been incorrectly configured in the system, or the BAPI is expecting a different type of search help.
  BAPI Implementation: The BAPI being called may have been designed to work with elementary search helps only, and the provided search help does not meet this requirement.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Search Help Type: Verify the type of search help being used. You can