How To Fix TA292 - Profile SAP_RECO not allowed: Source client <> target client

TA292 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TA - Extended table maintenance (eval., Customizing, client copy)

• Message number: 292

• Message text: Profile SAP_RECO not allowed: Source client <> target client

What causes this issue?

The copy profile 'SAP_RECO' contains change documents and can be used
to recreate a production client.
You should only copy change documents if the target client number is
the same as the source client number. If the clients are not the same,
the change documents are worthless and they could even crash
application transactions.

How to fix this error?

If the source client in the RFC destination is not the same as the
target client, you must use another copy profile.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TA292 - Profile SAP_RECO not allowed: Source client <> target client ?

  The SAP error message TA292 indicates that there is an issue with the profile SAP_RECO when trying to perform a transport operation between different clients. This error typically occurs when the source client and target client are not compatible for the operation being attempted, particularly in the context of transport requests.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "Profile SAP_RECO not allowed: Source client <> target client" usually arises due to the following reasons:
  
  
  Client-Specific Data: The transport request is trying to move client-specific data from one client to another, but the profile being used (SAP_RECO) does not allow this operation between the specified source and target clients.
  
  
  Profile Restrictions: The SAP_RECO profile is designed for specific types of transports, and it may have restrictions on moving data between clients that are not aligned in terms of configuration or data consistency.
  
  
  Transport Layer Configuration: There may be issues with the transport layer configuration that prevent the transport from