How To Fix FKKDPR038 - Archive not necessary for company code &1, application object &3

FKKDPR038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKDPR - Message Class for Data Privacy

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Archive not necessary for company code &1, application object &3

What causes this issue?

The system determined that company code &V1& is a postable company code
for business partner &V2&. Since the system already determined the
retention start sufficiently for the combination of application object
and company code &V3&/&V1&, which is assigned to rule variant &V4&, the
system does not determine the retention start using the data of the
business partner in the archive.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKKDPR038 - Archive not necessary for company code &1, application object &3 ?

  The SAP error message FKKDPR038 indicates that an archive operation is not necessary for a specific company code and application object. This message typically arises in the context of archiving financial documents or data related to contract accounts receivable and payable (FI-CA).
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when the system determines that there are no eligible data records to archive for the specified company code and application object. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  No Data Available: There may be no data records that meet the criteria for archiving.
  Archiving Already Completed: The data may have already been archived in a previous operation.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used for the archiving process may not match any existing records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Data Availability:
  
  Verify if there are any records in the specified company code and application object that are eligible for archiving. You can do this by