How To Fix S_AUT117 - System cannot reliably determine the requested text

S_AUT117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: S_AUT - Audit Trail (ILM): Messages

• Message number: 117

• Message text: System cannot reliably determine the requested text

What causes this issue?

You have selected a long text for display. Some data that came into
being <ZH>after</> this long text has been reloaded into the database
from the archive. As a result, there is a period for which data exists
in the database followed by a period for which the data has been
archived.

System Response

The program determines the long text on the basis of the data in the
archive. Under these circumstances it is not guaranteed that the texts
displayed are correct. For example, the system could display a long text
that arose from a later change because this is the next existing change
in the archive.

How to fix this error?

You can continue your processing:
If you can take organizational measures to ensure that neither the
reference target of a long text nor the next change to a long text falls
in the reloaded period.
Or
Once you have rearchived the data of the reloaded period.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

S_AUT117 - Details

• The SAP error message S_AUT117 ("System cannot reliably determine the requested text") typically occurs when the system is unable to find or retrieve the text for a specific object or element in the SAP system. This can happen for various reasons, including missing text entries, issues with language settings, or problems with the text management configuration.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Text Entries: The text for the requested object may not exist in the specified language.
  Language Settings: The user’s language settings may not match the language in which the text is stored.
  Text Management Issues: There may be issues with the text management configuration in the SAP system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the text.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from retrieving the text.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Text Entries:
  
  Verify that the text for the requested object exists in the appropriate language. You can do this by