How To Fix ESH_ENG_CDSVAL_ES048 - 'snippets' requires fulltext index (&1)

ESH_ENG_CDSVAL_ES048 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_ENG_CDSVAL_ES - ES-CDS/ABAP: Validation of domain @EnterpriseSearch

• Message number: 048

• Message text: 'snippets' requires fulltext index (&1)

What causes this issue?

The annotation @EnterpriseSearch.snippets can work at runtime only if
the data base column has afulltext index defined.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Either you remove the annotation, or you add a full text index for the
data base column of element &V1&; this is done in DDIC, with the index
definitions for data base tables.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ESH_ENG_CDSVAL_ES048 - 'snippets' requires fulltext index (&1) ?

  The SAP error message ESH_ENG_CDSVAL_ES048 indicates that a full-text index is required for the specified "snippets" in the context of SAP's Enterprise Search or the SAP HANA database. This error typically arises when you are trying to execute a search operation that relies on full-text indexing, but the necessary index has not been created or is not available.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Full-Text Index: The most common cause of this error is that the full-text index for the specified data source has not been created or is not activated.
  Data Source Configuration: The data source may not be properly configured to support full-text search.
  System Configuration: There may be issues with the system configuration or the search service that prevent the index from being recognized.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create/Activate Full-Text Index:
  
  Go to the relevant data source in the SAP system.
  Check if a full-text index exists. If not, create one.
  If it exists but is not activated, activate it.
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