How To Fix GU971 - Target table & is not transparent

GU971 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GU - FI-SL utilities

• Message number: 971

• Message text: Target table & is not transparent

What causes this issue?

The target table is not a transparent table.

System Response

A conversion to non-transparent tables is not supported.

How to fix this error?

Enter a transparent table.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GU971 - Target table & is not transparent ?

  The SAP error message GU971 indicates that the target table specified in a data transfer or update operation is not a transparent table. In SAP, a transparent table is a database table that has a one-to-one relationship with a table in the underlying database. This means that the structure of the table in the SAP data dictionary corresponds directly to a table in the database.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to perform an operation (like data transfer, update, or report generation) on a table that is not transparent. Non-transparent tables include pooled tables, cluster tables, or views.
  The target table specified in your operation is either a view or a table that does not meet the criteria for being a transparent table.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GU971 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Table Type: Verify the type of the target table you are trying to access. You can do this by using