How To Fix RS2HANA_VIEW059 - External SAP HANA view: Key figure '&1': Constant selection not supported

RS2HANA_VIEW059 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RS2HANA_VIEW - HANA Views for BW Objects

• Message number: 059

• Message text: External SAP HANA view: Key figure '&1': Constant selection not supported

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RS2HANA_VIEW059 - Details

• The SAP error message RS2HANA_VIEW059 indicates that there is an issue with a key figure in an external SAP HANA view, specifically related to the use of constant selection. This error typically arises when you are trying to apply a constant filter on a key figure that does not support it.
  
  Cause:
  The main cause of this error is that the key figure in question is defined in a way that does not allow for constant selection. In SAP HANA views, certain key figures may be calculated or aggregated in a manner that does not permit filtering by constant values. This can happen if:
  
  The key figure is derived from a calculation that cannot be evaluated with a constant.
  The key figure is part of a complex aggregation or calculation that does not support constant filtering.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Review the Key Figure Definition: Check the definition of the