How To Fix V2438 - Data of archived document &1 could not be determined

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: V2 - Kopierfunktionen der Verkaufsbelegbearbeitung

• Message number: 438

• Message text: Data of archived document &1 could not be determined

What causes this issue?

The data of the archived document could not be read from the archive.
This could be due to one of the following reasons:
No suitable information structures were defined for the archiving
object.
No suitable information structures were activated for the archiving
object.
The archived document is not readable via information structures.
The document is not in the archive.

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?

Use the description of the SAP data archiving concept to define the
steps. In doing so, answer the following questions:
Are there any information structures?
Do these information structures contain the correct fields?
Are the information structures activated?

Procedure for System Administrators

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