How To Fix W8718 - Creation/deletion of records in table & checked

W8718 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W8 - Workflow: Expressions, data flow

• Message number: 718

• Message text: Creation/deletion of records in table & checked

What causes this issue?

You have specified the field <ZH>KEY</> for table &V1&. This results in
the following "special treatment":

System Response

In event creation, the system checks for added or deleted fields in
table &V1&. When table records are added or deleted in the change
document, the keys of the table records created or deleted are logged,
not the individual fields.
Example:
If a plant segment is created for a material, a record is created for
table MARC in the change document.

How to fix this error?

If you specify <ZH>KEY</> as field name in the field restrictions for a
table name, you can define a concatenated key of this table as "new
value". Positions in the key can be masked with the character '*'.
The field restriction is fulfilled if a table record of this key is
logged.
Example:
If the event <ZH>MATERIAL PLANT_CREATED</> is to be created when a
material segment is added for plant 0099, the following entries are
required.
Change document object,,MATERIAL
Business object type,,MATERIAL
Event,,PLANT_CREATED
Trigger event upon Change Create Delete,,X
With:
Table,,MARC
Field name,,KEY
Old value ,,*
New value,,*********************0099
In the object reference with which the event is created, and which is
described as "new value", the fields MARC-MANDT (3 characters) and
MARC-MATNR (18 characters) are masked.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

W8718 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  W8718 - Creation/deletion of records in table & checked
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message appears when there is an attempt to create or delete records directly in a database table that is protected or checked by SAP. The system is informing you that the operation you are trying to perform on the table is restricted or monitored because it could affect data integrity or system consistency.
  Typically, this message occurs in scenarios such as:
  
  Direct modification (insertion/deletion) of entries in a table that is controlled by SAP application logic.
  Attempting to bypass standard SAP transactions or function modules that handle data changes.
  The table has specific checks or locks to prevent unauthorized or unsafe changes.
  
  
  Common Causes:
  
  Trying to insert or delete records directly via SE16N, SE11, or custom programs without using the proper SAP APIs or BAPIs.
  The table is a customizing or application table with integrity checks.
  The table is buffered or has special buffering