How To Fix RSRV176 - No description in language &3 for hierarchy &1 of characteristic &2

RSRV176 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSRV -

• Message number: 176

• Message text: No description in language &3 for hierarchy &1 of characteristic &2

What causes this issue?

There is no description in the log-on language &V3& for the hierarchy
&V1& of characteristic &V2&. This is not an error. If the user logs on
to the system in several different languages, he/she should maintain
the descriptions in all of the languages.

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 want to go back and maintain a description for this hierarchy,
use the transaction RSH1->Jump->Header Data.

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 RSRV176 - No description in language &3 for hierarchy &1 of characteristic &2 ?

  The SAP error message RSRV176 indicates that there is a missing description for a hierarchy in a specific characteristic. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when working with InfoObjects and their hierarchies.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "No description in language &3 for hierarchy &1 of characteristic &2" suggests that:
  
  The hierarchy (identified by &1) for the characteristic (identified by &2) does not have a description available in the specified language (identified by &3).
  This can happen if the hierarchy was created without a description, or if the description was deleted or not properly maintained.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Maintenance:
  
  Go to the hierarchy maintenance transaction in SAP BW (e.g., RSA1).
  Navigate to the InfoObject that corresponds to the characteristic &2.
  Check the hierarchy &1 and ensure that it has a description in the required language &3.
  
  
  
  Add or Update Descriptions:
  
  If the description is missing, you can add