How To Fix RS_DB_DB6528 - Metadata and MDC definition on database differ in fields or sequence

RS_DB_DB6528 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RS_DB_DB6 - DB6-Specific Messages in SAP BW

• Message number: 528

• Message text: Metadata and MDC definition on database differ in fields or sequence

What causes this issue?

The MDC definition in the BW metadata and the MDC definition on the
database do not match.

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?

Report an incident on component BW-SYS-DB-DB6. Add the fields in the
metadata and on the database that you get as output from this program to
your incident.

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 RS_DB_DB6528 - Metadata and MDC definition on database differ in fields or sequence ?

  The SAP error message RS_DB_DB6528 indicates that there is a mismatch between the metadata definition in the database and the metadata definition in the SAP system for a particular InfoObject or DataStore Object (DSO). This can occur due to various reasons, such as changes made directly in the database, inconsistencies during data modeling, or issues during transport of objects.
  
  Cause:
  
  Direct Database Changes: If changes were made directly in the database (e.g., adding or removing fields) without updating the corresponding metadata in SAP, this can lead to discrepancies.
  Transport Issues: If objects were transported between systems (e.g., from development to production) and the transport did not include all necessary changes, this can cause mismatches.
  Modeling Changes: Changes made in the SAP BW modeling environment that were not properly activated or saved can lead to inconsistencies.
  Database Schema Changes: Changes in the underlying database schema that are not reflected in the SAP BW metadata.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the