How To Fix R7B651 - BWA indexes available for characteristic &1

R7B651 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 651

• Message text: BWA indexes available for characteristic &1

What causes this issue?

You are trying to allow time-dependent hierarchy structures for the
hierarchies of the characteristic&v1&. However, the existing
time-dependent hierarchies of the characteristic have been indexed in
the BW Accelerator.
Time-dependent hierarchies cannot be created as a BWA index.
Time-dependent hierarchy structures cannot be used, because either all
or none of the hierarchies must exist as a BWA index.

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?

You must either avoid using time-dependent hierarchy structures or
deactivate hierarchy indexing for this characteristic.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7B651 - BWA indexes available for characteristic &1 ?

  The SAP error message R7B651 indicates that there are BWA (Business Warehouse Accelerator) indexes available for a specific characteristic, denoted by &1. This message typically arises in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when you are trying to execute a query or perform an operation that involves characteristics for which BWA indexes exist.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is generally triggered when:
  
  You are trying to execute a query or perform an operation that is not compatible with the existing BWA indexes.
  The BWA indexes may not be properly configured or may be outdated.
  There may be a mismatch between the data model and the BWA indexes, possibly due to changes in the underlying data structure or characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the R7B651 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check BWA Index Status:
  
  Use transaction code RSCONN01 to check the status of the BWA connection and ensure that it is active and properly configured.
  
  
  
  Rebuild BWA Indexes:
  
  If the indexes