How To Fix MC283 - Table & does not have a foreign key for the primary table

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MC - Aggregate: views, matchcodes, lock objects

• Message number: 283

• Message text: Table & does not have a foreign key for the primary table

What causes this issue?

No foreign key relationship was maintained between the primary table
and one of the secondary tables of the aggregate.
The secondary tables of an aggregate must be connected with the primary
table of this aggregate by foreign key relationships. This connection
can also be transitive.

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?

Go to the single field maintenance screen of the corresponding
secondary table. Position the cursor to the field for which the foreign
key is to be maintained and go to the foreign key maintenance screen by
selecting the function <LS>Foreign key</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MC283 - Table & does not have a foreign key for the primary table ?

  The SAP error message MC283 indicates that there is a problem with the foreign key relationship between two tables in the context of the Material Management (MM) module, specifically related to the data in the Info Structure (often used in reporting and analysis).
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system expects a foreign key relationship between two tables, but it cannot find one. This typically happens in the following scenarios:
  
  Missing Foreign Key Definition: The foreign key relationship has not been defined in the database for the specified tables.
  Incorrect Table Configuration: The configuration of the Info Structure or the underlying tables may be incorrect or incomplete.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be data integrity issues where the data in the primary table does not match the expected data in the foreign table.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MC283 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Table Definitions:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE11 (Data Dictionary) to check the definitions