How To Fix W4222 - &: & change documents archived

W4222 - Overview

• 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occurs when you try to access or display change documents for an object, but those change documents have already been archived.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the system issues this warning to inform you that the requested documents are not available online because they have been archived.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.