How To Fix UCR0238 - Selection of totals and selection of documents are not identical

UCR0238 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCR0 - Messages for Reporting of Transaction Data

• Message number: 238

• Message text: Selection of totals and selection of documents are not identical

What causes this issue?

You have restricted the selection for documents by using fields
(characteristics) for the selection that exist only in the ODS object
for journal entries. These fields cannot be used for the selection of
totals records. Therefore, the selection for journal entries might
return less data.
Example:
You have restricted the selection with the <LS>Posting Date</> field,
among others. In this case, if documents were posted on dates that are
not contained in the selection (of posting dates), the selection on
journal entries returns the documents that were posted on those dates.
However, the selection of totals records returns the totals for the
documents posted on all dates.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCR0238 - Selection of totals and selection of documents are not identical ?

  The SAP error message UCR0238, which states "Selection of totals and selection of documents are not identical," typically occurs in the context of reporting or data extraction processes where there is a mismatch between the selection criteria for totals and the selection criteria for documents.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when the selection parameters for the totals (aggregated data) do not match the selection parameters for the documents (detailed data). For example, if you are trying to generate a report that summarizes data (totals) but the criteria used to filter that summary do not align with the criteria used to filter the detailed documents, SAP will throw this error.
  Common Causes Include:
  
  Different Selection Criteria: The filters applied to the totals and the documents are not the same. For instance, if you are filtering by a specific date range for totals but using a different date range for documents.
  Inconsistent Data Sources: The totals may be