How To Fix KH878 - Too many line items (costing-based/current)

KH878 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KH - CO-PA Reporting

• Message number: 878

• Message text: Too many line items (costing-based/current)

What causes this issue?

You have not restricted the selection criteria enough for the system to
read according to the current structure.

System Response

This could lead to long runtimes, possibly of several hours.

How to fix this error?

You can restrict the data volume further by drilling down further in the
report.
Consider whether the line items should be read anyway.
Recommendation:
If possible, enter a customer, product, company code, distribution
channel and plant (index exists).
Additional recommendation for selecting actual data:
Enter a record type and period/year or a record type and reference
document number. The standard system contains indices for these
combinations.
Additional recommendation for selecting plan data:
Enter a record type and version (index exists). Or: Enter a reference
document number (index exists).
You can reduce the selection time more by entering additional
characteristic values.
Note the following:
If you want to analyze other combinations of characteristics on a
regular basis, have your system administrator create indices for the
segment table CE4xxxx (where xxxx = operating concern).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KH878 - Too many line items (costing-based/current) ?

  The SAP error message KH878 ("Too many line items (costing-based/current)") typically occurs in the context of costing-based profitability analysis (CO-PA) when the system encounters a limit on the number of line items that can be processed or displayed. This can happen during various operations, such as reporting or data retrieval, where the volume of data exceeds the system's predefined thresholds.
  
  Cause:
  
  Excessive Data Volume: The error is primarily caused by attempting to process or display a large number of line items in costing-based CO-PA. SAP has limits on the number of line items that can be handled in a single query or report.
  Configuration Settings: The system may have specific configuration settings that limit the number of line items that can be processed at once.
  Performance Issues: High data volume can lead to performance issues, causing the system to restrict the number of line items to ensure stability and performance.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Filter Data: Reduce the number