How To Fix /SAPCEM/PI100 - Please restrict equipment number or catalog level

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPCEM/PI -

• Message number: 100

• Message text: Please restrict equipment number or catalog level

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPCEM/PI100 - Please restrict equipment number or catalog level ?

  The SAP error message /SAPCEM/PI100 Please restrict equipment number or catalog level typically occurs in the context of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or SAP Customer Service (CS) modules when there is an issue with the selection criteria for equipment or catalog items in a transaction or report.
  
  Cause:
  
  Broad Selection Criteria: The error usually arises when the selection criteria for equipment numbers or catalog levels are too broad, leading to an excessive number of records being processed. This can happen if the user does not specify enough filters or if the filters applied are too general.
  Performance Issues: SAP may impose restrictions to prevent performance degradation when processing large datasets. If the system detects that the selection could return too many records, it prompts this error.
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in the system that enforce restrictions on the number of records that can be processed in a single query.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Refine Selection