How To Fix PIVB008 - Too many rows selected for drilldown (select up to &1)

PIVB008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PIVB - Pivot Browser

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Too many rows selected for drilldown (select up to &1)

What causes this issue?

You have selected more rows than is currently allowed in customizing of
the report.

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?

If you want to select more rows than &V1&, please adjust parameter of
the feature 'Multiple Drilldown' accordingly.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PIVB008 - Too many rows selected for drilldown (select up to &1) ?

  The SAP error message PIVB008, which states "Too many rows selected for drilldown (select up to &1)," typically occurs in the context of SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or SAP BusinessObjects when a user attempts to drill down on a report or query that returns more rows than the system is configured to handle for that operation.
  
  Cause:
  
  Row Limit Exceeded: The error indicates that the number of rows returned by the query exceeds the maximum limit set in the system for drilldown operations. This limit is often defined to prevent performance issues and excessive resource consumption.
  Query Design: The design of the query may not be optimized, leading to an excessive number of rows being selected.
  Data Volume: The underlying data may contain a large volume of records that are not filtered appropriately, resulting in too many rows being returned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Adjust Row Limit: If you have the necessary permissions, you can increase the maximum number