How To Fix GD_ARCHIV186 - Any archived FI-SL documents are not displayed

GD_ARCHIV186 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GD_ARCHIV - Messages of Function Group GD_ARCHIV

• Message number: 186

• Message text: Any archived FI-SL documents are not displayed

What causes this issue?

The system cannot check whether FI-SL documents exist in the archive
for your selections. There is no suitable and active info structure.

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?

To read the FI-SL documents from the archive, contact your system
administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

To find out which info structures have to be active and created, see
the info for archiving object FI_SL_DATA (transaction SARA -> 'Read' ->
Goto -> Info).

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GD_ARCHIV186 - Any archived FI-SL documents are not displayed ?

  The SAP error message GD_ARCHIV186 indicates that archived Financial Accounting (FI) Special Ledger (SL) documents are not being displayed. This can occur for several reasons, and understanding the cause is essential for finding a solution.
  
  Cause:
  
  Archiving Settings: The archiving settings for the FI-SL documents may not be configured correctly. This can prevent the system from retrieving archived documents.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access archived documents.
  Incorrect Archive Object: The archive object used for the retrieval may not be correct or may not include the required documents.
  Database Issues: There may be issues with the database where the archived documents are stored, such as corruption or misconfiguration.
  Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used to retrieve the documents may be too restrictive, leading to no results being returned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Archiving Configuration:
  
  Verify the archiving configuration for FI-SL documents in transaction code SARA. Ensure that the correct archiving object is being used and