How To Fix M3621 - Selection terminated after 999 pages

M3621 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 621

• Message text: Selection terminated after 999 pages

What causes this issue?

You have chosen the selection criteria on the initial screen in such a
way that not all the records for selection could be read. This is
because a maximum of 999 pages is displayed in the overview list.

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?

Either narrow down your selection, or process the incomplete list.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M3621 - Selection terminated after 999 pages ?

  The SAP error message M3621, which states "Selection terminated after 999 pages," typically occurs when a report or transaction in SAP generates a large amount of output data that exceeds the system's default limit for displaying pages. This limit is set to prevent excessive resource consumption and to ensure system performance.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the output of the report or transaction exceeds 999 pages. This can happen in scenarios where:
  
  A report is generating a large dataset.
  The selection criteria used in the report are too broad, resulting in a high volume of data.
  The report is not optimized for performance, leading to excessive output.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M3621 error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Refine Selection Criteria:
  
  Narrow down the selection criteria to limit the amount of data being processed. This can be done by adding filters or specific parameters to the report.
  
  
  
  Use Output Options:
  
  Instead of displaying the output on