How To Fix MSPCIF000 - Maintenance is not permitted; Customizing entry is obsolete

MSPCIF000 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MSPCIF -

• Message number: 000

• Message text: Maintenance is not permitted; Customizing entry is obsolete

What causes this issue?

You want to maintain the Customizing entry <ZK>Maintain Revision Type
and Number Range for Inbound Data Transfer.</> However, this is not
allowed because the Customizing setting is obsolete.

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?

Maintain the entries in <ZK>Maintain Revision Type</>, the new
Customizing setting for MSP.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MSPCIF000 - Details

• The SAP error message MSPCIF000 ("Maintenance is not permitted; Customizing entry is obsolete") typically occurs in the context of SAP's Project System (PS) or related modules when there is an attempt to modify or maintain a customizing entry that is no longer valid or has been marked as obsolete.
  
  Cause:
  
  Obsolete Customizing Entry: The customizing entry you are trying to access or modify has been marked as obsolete in the system. This can happen due to changes in business processes, updates in the system, or changes in configuration settings.
  Versioning Issues: If the system has undergone upgrades or migrations, certain customizing entries may no longer be applicable or supported.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the error may also arise due to insufficient authorizations to make changes to certain customizing settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customizing Entries: 
  
  Go to the relevant customizing transaction (e.g., SPRO) and check if the entry you are trying to maintain is indeed marked as obsolete. If