How To Fix ILM_CDE_APPL002 - Last available number of segment control already used; termination

ILM_CDE_APPL002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ILM_CDE_APPL - Audit Area Product Liability (ILM): Messages

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Last available number of segment control already used; termination

What causes this issue?

For the segment control of CDE entries for the 'Product Liability' audit
area, the last number of the reserved number range (5000 - 9999) has
already been used.

System Response

The system cancels processing.

How to fix this error?

Create the entries manually in another number range (greater than
100000).

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ILM_CDE_APPL002 - Details

• The SAP error message ILM_CDE_APPL002 indicates that the last available number of the segment control has already been used, leading to a termination of the process. This error typically occurs in the context of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) when dealing with data archiving or deletion processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the exhaustion of the available segment numbers in the ILM segment control table. Each segment in ILM is assigned a unique number, and when all available numbers are used up, the system cannot assign a new segment number, resulting in this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Segment Control Table: 
  
  Use transaction code SE11 or SE16 to check the ILM segment control table (usually ILM_SEGMENT_CONTROL or similar). Look for the last used segment number and the total number of segments defined.
  
  
  
  Increase Segment Number Range:
  
  If the segment number range is exhausted, you may need to increase the