How To Fix SYSTEMSWITCH005 - System was not flagged as an SAP Retail system

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SYSTEMSWITCH - Messages for System Switch

• Message number: 005

• Message text: System was not flagged as an SAP Retail system

What causes this issue?

This report is run automatically when you upgrade to Release 4.0A/B. It
flags your system as an SAP Retail system if you already had Release
1.2B (or higher) of SAP Retail installed on your system prior to the
upgrade.
Before the upgrade, neither SAP Retail nor any other industry solution
was installed on your system.

System Response

Your system was not flagged as an SAP Retail system.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SYSTEMSWITCH005 - System was not flagged as an SAP Retail system ?

  The SAP error message SYSTEMSWITCH005 indicates that the system you are working with is not recognized as an SAP Retail system. This can occur during various operations, such as when trying to perform a system switch or when executing certain transactions that are specific to SAP Retail.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system has not been properly configured or flagged as an SAP Retail system. This can happen due to:
  
  Missing Configuration: The system may not have the necessary configuration settings that identify it as a Retail system.
  Incorrect System Type: The system might be set up as a different type (e.g., SAP ERP) rather than SAP Retail.
  Transport Issues: If the necessary transport requests that include Retail-specific configurations have not been imported, the system may not recognize itself as a Retail system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SYSTEMSWITCH005 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check System Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction SPRO (SAP Reference IMG)