How To Fix FY053 - Index is not active

FY053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FY - Payment Cards

• Message number: 053

• Message text: Index is not active

What causes this issue?

If you want to have the number of the settlement run entered in the
customer line item, you require a corresponding database index. No such
index exists in this installation. The index named is not active in the
SAP System.

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 FY053 - Index is not active ?

  The SAP error message FY053, which states "Index is not active," typically occurs in the context of financial accounting and is related to the use of indexes for document retrieval in the SAP system. This error indicates that the index for a specific table or data set is not active, which can prevent the system from efficiently accessing the required data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Index: The index that the system is trying to use for retrieving financial documents is not active. This can happen if the index was never created, was deleted, or was deactivated for some reason.
  Database Issues: There may be underlying database issues that prevent the index from being recognized as active.
  System Configuration: Changes in system configuration or updates may have affected the status of the index.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FY053 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Index Status:
  
  Use transaction code SARA or SDBA to check the status of the index.
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