How To Fix JBD_VTMD_ARCH004 - No Customizing exists for object-specific determination of residence time

JBD_VTMD_ARCH004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: JBD_VTMD_ARCH - Message Class for Object VTMD_ARCH

• Message number: 004

• Message text: No Customizing exists for object-specific determination of residence time

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message JBD_VTMD_ARCH004 - No Customizing exists for object-specific determination of residence time ?

  The SAP error message JBD_VTMD_ARCH004 indicates that there is no customizing available for the object-specific determination of residence time in the context of the SAP system's archiving process. This error typically arises when the system is trying to determine the residence time for archiving objects, but the necessary configuration has not been set up.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Customizing Settings: The primary cause of this error is that the required customizing settings for the specific object (e.g., a particular data type or archiving object) have not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an incorrect or incomplete configuration in the archiving object settings, leading to the system being unable to determine the residence time.
  Object Not Supported: The archiving object you are trying to use may not be supported for residence time determination.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO (SAP Reference IMG).
  Navigate to the