How To Fix E2187 - Foreign key &-& was applied

E2187 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: E2 - DE Data Dictionary

• Message number: 187

• Message text: Foreign key &-& was applied

What causes this issue?

The definition of the foreign key is consistent and was transferred to
the table definition.

System Response

Information message

How to fix this error?

No action required.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message E2187 - Foreign key &-& was applied ?

  The SAP error message E2187 indicates that a foreign key constraint has been violated. This typically occurs when you are trying to insert or update a record in a database table that references a foreign key, but the corresponding record in the referenced table does not exist.
  
  Cause:
  The error message E2187 is triggered when:
  
  You attempt to insert or update a record in a table that has a foreign key relationship with another table.
  The value you are trying to insert or update in the foreign key field does not match any existing value in the primary key field of the referenced table.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Foreign Key Relationship:
  
  Identify the foreign key field that is causing the issue and the table it references.
  Ensure that the value you are trying to insert or update exists in the referenced table.
  
  
  
  Insert Missing Record:
  
  If the referenced record does not exist, you