How To Fix IM276 - Notification is flagged for archiving; only display is possible

IM276 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IM - Maintenance notifications

• Message number: 276

• Message text: Notification is flagged for archiving; only display is possible

What causes this issue?

You want to change notification that has been flagged for archiving.
However, if a notification has the status <ZH>flagged for archiving</>,
it can no longer be changed.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IM276 - Details

• The SAP error message IM276 indicates that a notification is flagged for archiving, which means that the notification is no longer active in the system for processing but can still be viewed. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Plant Maintenance (PM) or Quality Management (QM) modules, where notifications are used to track issues, maintenance tasks, or quality inspections.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error message is that the notification has been marked for archiving. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  The notification has been completed and is no longer needed for active processing.
  The organization has a policy to archive notifications after a certain period or after they have been closed.
  The notification may have been manually flagged for archiving by a user or through a batch job that processes notifications for archiving.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you have a few options depending on your needs:
  
  
  View the Notification: If you only need to