How To Fix SYSTEMSWITCH006 - An industry solution which is not SAP Retail is installed in the system

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SYSTEMSWITCH - Messages for System Switch

• Message number: 006

• Message text: An industry solution which is not SAP Retail is installed in the 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, an industry solution other than SAP Retail 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 SYSTEMSWITCH006 - An industry solution which is not SAP Retail is installed in the system ?

  The SAP error message SYSTEMSWITCH006 indicates that an industry solution that is not SAP Retail is installed in the system, which can cause issues when trying to perform certain operations that are specific to the SAP Retail environment.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically arises during system configuration or when attempting to switch to a different industry solution. The system expects the installed industry solution to be compatible with SAP Retail, but it finds that a different industry solution is present. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Installation: An industry solution that is not compatible with SAP Retail has been installed.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: The system may have been configured incorrectly, leading to the installation of an incompatible industry solution.
  Upgrade or Migration Issues: During an upgrade or migration, the system may have retained an incompatible industry solution.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SYSTEMSWITCH006 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Installed Industry Solutions:
  
  Use transaction code SPAM or SAINT to