How To Fix /SMB/SC_MAIN079 - No scope items in selection. &1-&2 was saved as empty selection

/SMB/SC_MAIN079 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SMB/SC_MAIN -

• Message number: 079

• Message text: No scope items in selection. &1-&2 was saved as empty selection

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/SMB/SC_MAIN079 - Details

• The SAP error message /SMB/SC_MAIN079 No scope items in selection. &1-&2 was saved as empty selection typically occurs in the context of SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP Business Technology Platform when working with scope items in the SAP Business Modeler or similar applications. This error indicates that the system did not find any valid scope items based on the selection criteria provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  No Valid Scope Items: The primary cause of this error is that the selection criteria you have defined do not match any existing scope items. This could be due to:
  
  Incorrect filters or parameters set in the selection.
  Scope items that have not been activated or are not available in the current configuration.
  A mismatch between the selected criteria and the available scope items in the system.
  
  
  
  Empty Selection: The message indicates that the selection was saved as empty, meaning that the system did not find any items to include based on the