How To Fix EFH004 - Not all fields of the equipment have changed

EFH004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EFH - Equipment Functional Location Heal

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Not all fields of the equipment have changed

What causes this issue?

Some of the fields of the equipment have not changed for the following
reasons:
The data origin of the field is set to <LS>Superordinate Equipment</> or
<LS>Functional Location</>.
The replace condition is not fulfilled.
The given value is the same as the existing value.

System Response

Some fields may have changed due to inheritance if the superior object
has been selected for mass changes.

How to fix this error?

If you want to change the data origin of the field to <LS>Maintained
Individually</>, open the equipment master data screen and change the
value of the field directly by choosing <LS>Edit </>-> <LS>Data origin
list.</>

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.

EFH004 - Details

• The SAP error message EFH004: Not all fields of the equipment have changed typically occurs when you are trying to save changes to an equipment master record, but the system detects that not all required fields have been modified. This error is often related to the way SAP handles data consistency and integrity for equipment records.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Changes Made: The most common cause is that the user is attempting to save the equipment record without making any changes to the fields that are required to be updated.
  Field Validation: Certain fields in the equipment master record may have validation rules that require specific fields to be changed before the record can be saved.
  Technical Issues: There may be underlying technical issues or bugs in the SAP system that are causing this error to appear incorrectly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Make Changes: Ensure that you are making changes to the equipment record. Modify at least one field that is