How To Fix W4222 - &: & change documents archived

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 222

• Message text: &: & change documents archived

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4222 - &: & change documents archived ?

  Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message W4222:
  
  SAP Message W4222: "&: & change documents archived"
  
  1. Cause
  The warning message W4222 typically occurs when you try to access or display change documents for an object, but those change documents have already been archived. In SAP, change documents track changes made to master data or customizing settings. To manage database size and performance, older change documents are often archived.
  When you attempt to view change documents that are no longer in the active database but have been moved to the archive, the system issues this warning to inform you that the requested documents are not available online because they have been archived.
  
  2. Message Text
  The message text usually looks like this:
  W4222 & : & change documents archived
  
  The first & is replaced by the object type (e.g., "Material", "Customer").
  The second & is replaced by the object key or identifier.
  
  Example:
  W4222 Material: 123456 change documents archived
  
  3. Solution / How to Handle
  
  
  Check Archive Files: Since the change documents are archived, you need to access the archived data if you want to view the historical changes.
  
  
  Use Archive Information System (AS): SAP provides the Archive Information System (transaction SARI) to search and display archived documents. You can use this tool to retrieve and analyze archived change documents.
  
  
  Restore from Archive (if necessary): If you need to work with the change documents in the active system, you may consider restoring the archived data temporarily, but this is rarely done and should be carefully planned.
  
  
  Adjust Reporting or Processes: If your process or report frequently requires access to archived change documents, consider integrating archive retrieval into your reporting or adjusting the retention period of change documents.
  
  
  
  4. Related Information
  
  
  Change Documents: These are logs created automatically by SAP when certain master data or customizing data is changed. They help in audit and tracking.
  
  
  Archiving: Archiving is a process to move old data from the database to archive files to improve system performance and manage database size.
  
  
  Transactions:
  
  SARI - Archive Information System: To search and display archived documents.
  SCU3 - Display Change Documents: To view change documents in the active system.
  SARA - Data Archiving: To manage archiving objects and processes.
  
  
  
  Archiving Objects: Change documents are archived using specific archiving objects, e.g., CDHDR and CDPOS tables store change document headers and items.
  
  
  SAP Notes: If you encounter issues with accessing archived change documents or need to customize archiving behavior, check SAP Notes and documentation related to change document archiving.
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Change documents for the object have been archived and are no longer available online.
  
  
  Effect
  You cannot view change documents in the active system; system shows warning W4222.
  
  
  Solution
  Use Archive Information System (SARI) to access archived change documents.
  
  
  Related Tcodes
  SARI, SCU3, SARA
  
  
  Additional Info
  Change documents are stored in CDHDR and CDPOS tables and archived periodically.
  
  
  
  
  If you want, I can also help you with steps on how to use the Archive Information System (SARI) to retrieve archived change documents. Just let me know!