How To Fix ESH_EX109 - Open change pointers of object type &1 (total: &2) have been set to &3

ESH_EX109 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_EX - Extraction

• Message number: 109

• Message text: Open change pointers of object type &1 (total: &2) have been set to &3

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ESH_EX109 - Details

• The SAP error message ESH_EX109 is related to the handling of change pointers in the context of the SAP Enterprise Search (ESS) or the SAP Business Suite. This message indicates that there are open change pointers for a specific object type, and it provides information about the total number of change pointers and their current status.
  
  Cause:
  The error message ESH_EX109 typically occurs when:
  
  There are change pointers that have not been processed or acknowledged in the system.
  The system is trying to access or process these change pointers, but they are still marked as open.
  The object type specified in the message has a certain number of change pointers that are currently open, which may indicate that data changes have not been fully synchronized or processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ESH_EX109 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Change Pointers:
  
  Use transaction code SCDO (Change Document Objects) to check the status of change pointers for the specified