How To Fix R7B038 - Dimension &1: Incorrect high card flag (only ' ' and 'X' allowed)

R7B038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7B - BW Metadata (InfoCube, InfoObject, InfoObject catalog)

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Dimension &1: Incorrect high card flag (only ' ' and 'X' allowed)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7B038 - Dimension &1: Incorrect high card flag (only ' ' and 'X' allowed) ?

  The SAP error message R7B038 indicates that there is an issue with the high cardinality flag for a specific dimension in your SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP HANA when dealing with data modeling or data extraction processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "Dimension &1: Incorrect high card flag (only ' ' and 'X' allowed)" suggests that the high cardinality flag for the specified dimension is set to an invalid value. The high cardinality flag is used to indicate whether a dimension can have a high number of unique values. The only acceptable values for this flag are:
  
  A blank space (' '), which indicates that the dimension does not have high cardinality.
  'X', which indicates that the dimension does have high cardinality.
  
  If the flag is set to any other value, the system will throw this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to check and