How To Fix RSDA261 - Structures &1 and &2 are consistent

RSDA261 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSDA - BW Archiving: Messages

• Message number: 261

• Message text: Structures &1 and &2 are consistent

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSDA261 - Structures &1 and &2 are consistent ?

  The SAP error message RSDA261 indicates that there is a consistency issue between two data structures in the context of Data Warehousing or Data Extraction. This message typically arises when you are trying to perform operations that involve data structures (like InfoObjects, DataSources, or InfoProviders) that are expected to be consistent with each other but are not.
  
  Cause:
  The error message RSDA261 usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Inconsistent Data Structures: The structures being compared or used in a transformation or data flow are not aligned in terms of their definitions, such as field types, lengths, or attributes.
  Changes in Data Model: If there have been recent changes to the data model (like adding or removing fields) without properly updating all related structures, this can lead to inconsistencies.
  Incorrect Mapping: If the mapping between the source and target structures is not correctly defined, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RSDA261