How To Fix RSDA179 - Invalid change of type for time slice characteristic '&1' of DAP '&2'

RSDA179 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSDA - BW Archiving: Messages

• Message number: 179

• Message text: Invalid change of type for time slice characteristic '&1' of DAP '&2'

What causes this issue?

The characteristic '&v1&' is used in the active data archiving process '
&v2&' as the time slice characteristic. In this case the data type of
the characteristic may not be changed.

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 are sure that the planned change of type will not cause problems
in a transport to a downstream productive system, you can delete the
relevant data archiving process, then perform the change of type, and
finally recreate the data archiving process.
<ZH>Caution: </>
When you delete a data archiving process, all the data for this object
is lost in the archive or in a connected near-line storage. If you still
need the data, load it back again before deleting the data archiving
process.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSDA179 - Invalid change of type for time slice characteristic '&1' of DAP '&2' ?

  The SAP error message RSDA179 indicates that there is an invalid change of type for a time slice characteristic in a DataSource or Data Transfer Process (DAP). This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when dealing with data extraction and transformation processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Inconsistent Data Types: The time slice characteristic you are trying to modify has a data type that is not compatible with the changes you are attempting to make. For example, if you are trying to change a characteristic from a date type to a string type, this will trigger the error.
  DataSource Configuration: The DataSource or DAP may have been configured incorrectly, leading to a mismatch in expected data types for the time slice characteristic.
  Change in Data Model: If there have been recent changes to the underlying data model or the structure of the InfoObject associated