How To Fix RSOH036 - &1 records discarded with identical key

RSOH036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSOH - Messages for Open Hub Interface and for InfoSpoke

• Message number: 036

• Message text: &1 records discarded with identical key

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSOH036 - &1 records discarded with identical key ?

  The SAP error message RSOH036 indicates that during the data loading process, a certain number of records were discarded because they had identical keys. This typically occurs in the context of data extraction and loading into SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP HANA, where unique keys are required for records in a data target (like InfoProviders).
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Records: The primary cause of this error is the presence of duplicate records in the source data that have the same key fields. In SAP BW, each record must have a unique key to ensure data integrity.
  Data Source Configuration: The configuration of the data source may not be set up to handle duplicates appropriately.
  Transformation Rules: If there are transformation rules that do not account for duplicates, this can lead to records being discarded.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Identify Duplicates: Check the source data for duplicates. You can do this by querying the source table or using tools like Excel