How To Fix SEPA220 - Specify sufficient selection criteria

SEPA220 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SEPA - SEPA Mandate: Messages

• Message number: 220

• Message text: Specify sufficient selection criteria

What causes this issue?

When you want to select according to mandates, the following fields
support you using a database index:
Mandate ID
IBAN of sender
ID of sender (in FI-AR: customer, in FI-CA: business partner)
Reference specification (in FI-CA: contract or contract account)
The creditor ID in the B and C SEPA applications of the Bank Customer
Accounts (BCA) component, if an index has been created in accordance
with SAP Note 1297533.

System Response

The system issues a warning message, if not all of the fields given are
specified, that this can result in an increased runtime.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SEPA220 - Details

• The SAP error message SEPA220, which states "Specify sufficient selection criteria," typically occurs when a user attempts to execute a report or transaction that requires specific selection criteria, but the criteria provided are insufficient or incomplete. This error is common in various SAP modules, especially when dealing with reports that require filtering data based on certain parameters.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  Insufficient Selection Criteria: The user has not provided enough information in the selection screen to narrow down the data set. For example, if a report requires a date range, but only a single date is provided, the system may not be able to process the request.
  Mandatory Fields Not Filled: Certain fields may be mandatory for the execution of the report, and if they are left blank, the system will throw this error.
  Invalid Combinations: Sometimes, the combination of selection criteria may not be valid, leading to the error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SEPA220