How To Fix HRPIQ000320 - Setting for application archiving is inactive

HRPIQ000320 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPIQ000 - Messages in Development Class PMIQ

• Message number: 320

• Message text: Setting for application archiving is inactive

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HRPIQ000320 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPIQ000320 indicates that the settings for application archiving are inactive. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Human Resources (HR) module, particularly when dealing with data archiving processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Inactive Archiving Object: The archiving object related to the HR data you are trying to archive is not activated in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The archiving settings in the system may not be properly configured or may have been inadvertently deactivated.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform archiving operations.
  Missing Customizing: The necessary customizing settings for archiving may not have been completed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Archiving Object Activation:
  
  Go to transaction SARA (Archive Administration).
  Check if the relevant archiving object (e.g., for HR data) is active. If it is inactive, you will need to activate it.
  
  
  
  Review Customizing Settings:
  
  Navigate to the customizing settings for archiving in