How To Fix TK038 - Activate the inactive objects

TK038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TK - Transport Organizer

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Activate the inactive objects

What causes this issue?

The request contains inactive objects.

System Response

The release was canceled.

How to fix this error?

Activate the inactive objects and release them again.
The list of inactive objects can be found in Transport Organizer (SE09)
under <ZK>Request/Task -> Complete Check -> Display Inactive Objects</>.
The issue may also be caused by inactive forms (or forms without active
checks) or non-synchronized enhancement implementations.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TK038 - Activate the inactive objects ?

  The SAP error message TK038, which states "Activate the inactive objects," typically occurs when there are inactive objects in the system that need to be activated before you can proceed with certain operations, such as transport requests or changes in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one or more of the following reasons:
  
  Inactive Repository Objects: There are objects in the SAP repository (like programs, function modules, classes, etc.) that have not been activated after being created or modified.
  Transport Requests: If you are trying to import a transport request that contains inactive objects, the system will throw this error.
  Development Environment: In a development environment, if changes are made to objects but not activated, they will remain inactive.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the TK038 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Activate Inactive Objects:
  
  Go to the transaction code SE80 (Object Navigator) or SE11 (Data Dictionary) depending on the type of object.
  Locate the inactive objects. You can