How To Fix SY485 - The ranking list cannot be created due to insufficient memory

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SY - ABAP/4 system messages

• Message number: 485

• Message text: The ranking list cannot be created due to insufficient memory

What causes this issue?

The ranked list cannot be created because there is not enough memory.

System Response

The memory consumption of the roll area is so large that the system
cannot fulfill any more requests for memory. Since the algorithm for
creating ranked lists requires memory, but there is no more memory, the
list simply cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

Call the ranked list at an earlier point in time in debugging mode.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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