How To Fix E2161 - This table cannot be maintained with the table maintenance tool

E2161 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: E2 - DE Data Dictionary

• Message number: 161

• Message text: This table cannot be maintained with the table maintenance tool

What causes this issue?

The indicator allowing standard table maintenance has not been set. The
table can therefore not be edited with SAP maintenance tools.

System Response

The requested action is not possible in such a case.

How to fix this error?

You must set the "Table maintenance permitted" indicator in order to
be able to maintain the table by SAP means.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message E2161 - This table cannot be maintained with the table maintenance tool ?

  The SAP error message E2161, which states "This table cannot be maintained with the table maintenance tool," typically occurs when you attempt to use the table maintenance generator (transaction code SE11 or SE54) to maintain a table that is not designed for maintenance through this tool. Here are the causes, solutions, and related information for this error:
  Causes:
  
  
  Table Type: The table you are trying to maintain is either a system table or a table that has been defined as not maintainable through the table maintenance tool. This includes certain types of tables like pooled tables, cluster tables, or tables that are marked as "not maintainable."
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to maintain the table, although this typically results in a different error message.
  
  
  Custom Settings: The table may have been customized in such a way that it is not intended for direct maintenance via the standard maintenance tool.
  
  
  Solutions:
  
  
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