How To Fix WER246 - Enrichment option requires an assigned comparison field

WER246 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WER - Messages for the package WER

• Message number: 246

• Message text: Enrichment option requires an assigned comparison field

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WER246 - Enrichment option requires an assigned comparison field ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WER246 - Enrichment option requires an assigned comparison field
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to use an enrichment option in a data comparison or data transformation process (often in Data Services, Data Quality, or Master Data Governance scenarios) without specifying a comparison field. The enrichment process needs a field to compare records between source and target datasets to know which records to enrich.
  In other words, the system expects a key or comparison field to identify matching records, but none has been assigned.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Enrichment option: This is used to enhance or update data in the target system by comparing it with source data.
  Comparison field: A field (or set of fields) used to match records between source and target datasets.
  Without a comparison field, the system cannot determine which records correspond to each other, so enrichment cannot proceed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign a Comparison Field:
  
  Go to the configuration or mapping where you have enabled the enrichment