How To Fix IMG_CONS042 - Customizing Object Flagged as Client-Specific

IMG_CONS042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IMG_CONS - Messages for IMG_CONS Checkman

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Customizing Object Flagged as Client-Specific

&WHAT_FOR&
The piece list contains only cross-client entries, but the
client-dependence flag in the header data is set.

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

INCLUDE BC_IMG_CONS_AT_01 OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE BC_IMG_CONS_AT_07 OBJECT DOKU ID TX
INCLUDE BC_IMG_CONS_AT_02 OBJECT DOKU ID TX
&HOW_DOES_IT_WORK&
This check determines whether the client-dependence of the entries match
the flag in the header data, in the piece list in SOBJ.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IMG_CONS042 - Details

• The SAP error message IMG_CONS042 indicates that a customizing object has been flagged as client-specific, which means that the object is intended to be used only within a specific client in the SAP system. This can lead to issues when trying to transport or replicate configurations across different clients or systems.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  You attempt to transport or replicate a customizing object that is marked as client-specific.
  You are trying to make changes to a client-specific object in a different client or environment where it is not applicable.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IMG_CONS042 error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Check Client-Specific Settings:
  
  Verify if the customizing object is indeed meant to be client-specific. If it is, ensure that you are working within the correct client.
  
  
  
  Change the Object's Client-Specific Flag:
  
  If the object should not be client-specific, you can change its settings in the customizing transaction (usually through transaction SPRO). However, this should be done