How To Fix USMD2168 - Validity of existing edition restricted: Edition &1 now invalid as of &2

USMD2168 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMD2 - Master Data: UI Modeling

• Message number: 168

• Message text: Validity of existing edition restricted: Edition &1 now invalid as of &2

What causes this issue?

Editions with the status <ZK>In Processing</> cannot have validity
periods that overlap. This is why the invalid from date/time of edition
&V1& has been set to &V2&.

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?

Any changes in edition &V1& that should also be valid in edition &V3&
must be made manually in edition &V3&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

USMD2168 - Details

• The SAP error message USMD2168 indicates that the validity of an existing edition has been restricted, meaning that the specified edition (denoted as &1) is now considered invalid as of a certain date (denoted as &2). This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) when dealing with the lifecycle of data editions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Date Restrictions: The edition you are trying to use has a validity period that has expired. This means that the edition was valid only until a certain date, and any operations trying to reference it after that date will trigger this error.
  Edition Management: There may be changes in the edition management settings or configurations that have rendered the edition invalid.
  Data Model Changes: Changes in the underlying data model or business rules that affect the validity of editions can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve