How To Fix S_ILM_LHM_MES014 - E-Discovery was not yet executed for this legal case

S_ILM_LHM_MES014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: S_ILM_LHM_MES - Legal Hold Management

• Message number: 014

• Message text: E-Discovery was not yet executed for this legal case

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S_ILM_LHM_MES014 - Details

• The SAP error message S_ILM_LHM_MES014 indicates that the E-Discovery process has not been executed for a specific legal case in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and legal hold management, where organizations need to ensure that relevant data is preserved for legal or compliance reasons.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error message is that the E-Discovery process, which is responsible for identifying and preserving data related to a legal case, has not been completed. This could happen due to several reasons:
  
  E-Discovery Not Initiated: The E-Discovery process may not have been started for the legal case in question.
  Incomplete Execution: The E-Discovery process may have been initiated but not completed successfully.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the ILM or legal hold management settings that prevent the E-Discovery from being executed.
  User Permissions: The user attempting to execute or check the E-Discovery may