How To Fix ES019 - Selection restricted to &1 entries (&2 double entries)

ES019 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ES - ABAP Workbench: Repository Information System

• Message number: 019

• Message text: Selection restricted to &1 entries (&2 double entries)

What causes this issue?

When selecting ABAP/4 Dictionary objects, you can choose from new,
active or revised objects. If revised and active versions of an object
exist, the older (i.e. active) version is compressed. In ABAP/4
Dictionary maintenance, you can then switch between the revised version
and the active version.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ES019 - Selection restricted to &1 entries (&2 double entries) ?

  The SAP error message ES019 indicates that a selection is restricted to a certain number of entries due to the presence of duplicate entries in the selection criteria. Specifically, the message format is as follows:
  
  &1: The maximum number of entries allowed for the selection.
  &2: The number of duplicate entries found.
  
  Cause
  This error typically occurs when a user attempts to execute a report or transaction that involves selecting data from a database table, and the selection criteria result in more entries than the system allows. The presence of duplicate entries in the selection criteria can lead to this restriction being enforced.
  Solution
  To resolve the ES019 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Selection Criteria: Check the selection criteria you are using. Ensure that you are not unintentionally including duplicate values. For example, if you are selecting based on a range of values, make sure that the ranges do not overlap.
  
  
  Limit the Number of