How To Fix ESH_OM_PC018 - Package has to be assigned

ESH_OM_PC018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_OM_PC - Plausibility Check

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Package has to be assigned

What causes this issue?

A package has to be assigned to all software components and each
individual search model.
Packages refer to an application component like "MDM-FN-MDS". As soon as
incidents need to be created, this application component is very helpful
to assign the incident to the responsible service consultant.

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?

Maintain packages for the software component itself and each individual
seach model. Make sure the application components of your packages are
enabled for incident creation. Moreover all packages have to be enabled
to add new objects like generated programs. Last but not least the
packes must be transport-relevant. Local packages will be rejected by
"Modeler for Search & Analytics".

Procedure for System Administrators

SAP software components are transported by means of generated programs.
The programs can be found in the assigned packages.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ESH_OM_PC018 - Package has to be assigned ?

  The SAP error message ESH_OM_PC018 indicates that a package needs to be assigned in the context of the SAP Enterprise Search (SAP ESH) or the SAP NetWeaver system. This error typically arises when a search-related operation is attempted without the necessary package assignment.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A search object or a search connector is not properly assigned to a package.
  The configuration for the search object is incomplete or missing the necessary package assignment.
  There may be a misconfiguration in the system settings related to the Enterprise Search.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error ESH_OM_PC018, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Package Assignment:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction in SAP (such as SE80 for Object Navigator or SE11 for Data Dictionary).
  Locate the search object or connector that is causing the issue.
  Ensure that it is assigned to a valid package. If it is not, you will need to assign it to an appropriate package.
  
  
  
  Assign Package:
  
  If the object is not