What does this DTP error indicate?

Question

I am trying to correct this error in DTP:
"Error in formula function (routine 63), record 37816"
"Records filtered becasue records with same key contain errors"
This is a data error but not some bad or invalid characters. I am not sure how it can be corrected based on above message
Has anyone come across such an error - how was it resolved?
Thanks!
Edited by: BI Quest on Aug 30, 2008 9:20 AM

Answer 1

Hi,
This issue can be resolved by correcting the error records in PSA and updating it into the target. For that the first step should be to identify if all the records are there in PSA. You can find out this from checking the Details tab in RSMO, Job log , PSA > sorting records based on status,etc. Once its confirmed force the request to red and delete the particular request from the target cube. Then go to PSA and edit the incorrect records (correcting or blanking out the invalid entries for particular field InfoObject for the incorrect record) and save it. Once all the incorrect records are edited go to RSA1>PSA find the particular request and update to target manually (right click on PSA request > Start update immediately).
I will add the step by step procedure to edit PSA data and update into target (request based).
Identifying incorrect records.
System wont show all the incorrect records at the first time itself. You need to search the PSA table manually to find all the incorrect records.
1. First see RSMO > Details > Expand upate rules / processing tabs and you will find some of the error records.
2. Then you can go to PSA and filter using the status of records. Filter all the red requests. This may also wont show the entire incorrect records.
3. Then you can go to PSA and filter using the incorrect records based on the particular field.
4. If this also doesnt work out go to PSA and sort (not filter) the records based on the particular field with incorrect values and it will show all the records. Note down the record numbers and then edit them one by one.
If you want to confirm find the PSA table and search manually."
Also Run the report RS_ERRORLOG_EXAMPLE,By this report you can display all incorrected records of the data & you can also find whether the error occured in PSA or in TRANSFER RULES.
Steps to resolve this
1. Force the request to red in RSMO > Status tab.
2. Delete the request from target.
3. Come to RSMO > top right you can see PSA maintenace button > click and go to PSA .
4.Edit the record
5. Save PSA data.
6. Got to RSA15 > Search by request name > Right click > update the request from PSA to target.
Refer how to Modify PSA Data
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/40890eda-1b99-2a10-2d8b-a18b9108fc38
This should solve your problem for now.
As a long term fix you can apply some user exit in source system side or change your update rules to ensure that this field is getting blanked out before getting loaded in cube or add that particular char to permitted character list in BW.
Also in Tcode RSKC --> type ALL_CAPITAL --> F8 (Execute)
OR
Go to SE38 and execute the program RSKC_ALLOWED_CHAR_MAINTAIN and give ALL_CAPITAL or the char you want to add.
Check the table RSALLOWEDCHAR. It should contain ALL_CAPITAL or the char you have entered.
In RSKC you can add upto 45 characters
if you add any character in RSKC it will autometically update into RSALLOWEDCHAR table, But in this table you can add upto 72 characters,using ABAP program..
Refer
Invalid characters in SAP BW 3.x: Myths and Reality. Part 2.
Invalid characters in SAP BW 3.x: Myths and Reality. Part 1.
Steps of Including one special characters into permitted ones in BI
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/64/e90da7a60f11d2a97100a0c9449261/frameset.htm
For adding Other characters
OSS note #173241 u2013 u201CAllowed characters in the BW Systemu201D
Sample cleansing routine (#)
Help loading  char EQUIP#1111#TAG#3311  SN#A01040          *     into Cube
Invalid character error while activating DSO - Please help
Regarding Special Characters
how to prevent bad charectors from source system
Regards
Tg