How To Fix SWN163 - Configuration no longer exists. See long text

SWN163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SWN - WF Notif: Messages

• Message number: 163

• Message text: Configuration no longer exists. See long text

What causes this issue?

The following configuration no longer exists in transaction SWNCONFIG
(or SWNADMIN):
Scenario: &V1&
Category: &V2&
Filter: &V3&

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

However notifications still exist for this configuration in the runtime
tables. Since the configuration no longer exists, the notifications are
neither updated nor reorganized using program RSWNNOTIFDEL.
If you no longer require the notifications for this configuration, you
can delete them physically from the runtime tables using the 'Delete
Inconsistent Runtime Data' function.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SWN163 - Details

• The SAP error message SWN163 ("Configuration no longer exists. See long text") typically occurs in the context of the SAP Workflow Notification (SWN) configuration. This error indicates that the system is unable to find the specified configuration for sending workflow notifications, which may be due to various reasons such as deletion or modification of the configuration settings.
  Causes:
  
  Deleted Configuration: The configuration for the workflow notifications may have been deleted or is no longer active.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from one system to another, it may not have been properly imported or may have been lost during the transport process.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the configuration.
  System Changes: Changes in the system landscape, such as upgrades or migrations, may have affected the existing configurations.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Configuration: 
  
  Go to transaction code SWN1 (Workflow Notification Configuration) and verify if the configuration exists. If it does not, you