How To Fix RSDHA091 - Data target and data source must be different

RSDHA091 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSDHA - HANA Analysis in BW

• Message number: 091

• Message text: Data target and data source must be different

What causes this issue?

The direct update DSO of the data source must be different to the direct
update DSO of the data target.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSDHA091 - Data target and data source must be different ?

  The SAP error message RSDHA091, which states "Data target and data source must be different," typically occurs in the context of data extraction and loading processes in SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BW/4HANA. This error indicates that there is a configuration issue where the data target (the destination where data is being loaded) and the data source (the origin of the data) are incorrectly set to the same object.
  
  Cause:
  
  Misconfiguration: The most common cause of this error is that the data source and data target are configured to be the same object. For example, if you are trying to load data from an InfoObject to the same InfoObject, this will trigger the error.
  Incorrect Data Flow: The data flow might be incorrectly defined in the data transfer process (DTP) or in the InfoPackage.
  Duplicate Objects: Sometimes, there might be confusion due to duplicate objects or similar names in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the