How To Fix SOTR_MESS151 - Index category for fuzzy search has not yet been created

SOTR_MESS151 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SOTR_MESS - Messages in and for the Online Text Repository

• Message number: 151

• Message text: Index category for fuzzy search has not yet been created

What causes this issue?

You tried to add new entries to the fuzzy index of the OTR. However, no
index category was found.

System Response

You cannot index the entries for the fuzzy search.

How to fix this error?

Create an index category for fuzzy searching in the OTR.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SOTR_MESS151 - Index category for fuzzy search has not yet been created ?

  The SAP error message SOTR_MESS151 indicates that the index category for fuzzy search has not been created in the SAP system. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform a fuzzy search in the SAP system, but the necessary index for that search has not been set up.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Index Category: The primary cause of this error is that the index category required for fuzzy search has not been created or activated in the SAP system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the SAP system that prevent the fuzzy search from functioning correctly.
  System Updates: If the system has been recently updated or migrated, the necessary indexes may not have been recreated.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Create the Index Category:
  
  Go to transaction code SOTR_INDEX in the SAP GUI.
  Check if the index category for fuzzy search exists. If it does not, you will need to create it.
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