SAP ABAP Message Class CC Message Number 163 (Date & is within a protected time period)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-ECM (Application Component) Engineering Change Management
     ⤷ CC (Package) Engineering Change Management

Attribute

Message class	CC
Short Description	ECM: Messages
Message Number	163
Documentation status
Authorization check Error Message	☐
Changed On

Message Text

Date & is within a protected time period

Help Document

Diagnosis

You see this message in one of the following processing situations:

• You are processing a change master record:
• Entering the valid-from date
• Entering an alternative date
• Date shift of valid-from date or alternative date
• Assigning alternative date to change object or deleting an allocation
• You are processing a change object with reference to a change number whose valid-from date is in the protected time period:
• Changing a change object (for example, BOM or routing)
• Assigning or changing a revision level

System Response

The system checks the control data for data shifts in Customizing for engineering change management. In your company, a protected time period is defined.
In the fields Warn. time in days and/or Error time in days, a number of calendar days defines how the protected time period is calculated.

Procedure

If the message is:

• A warning message, processing is allowed. However, we advise you to check the change objects. If you confirm the warning message, you can continue processing.
• An error message, processing is not allowed.

History

Last changed on/by	20131127	SAP
SAP Release Created in