Symptom
You want to simulate the migration and the following message is displayed: Document ID 'XYZ' Includes Unallowed Character; Change The ID
XYZ means the Document ID.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Business Configuration work center.
- Go to the Implementation Projects view.
- Open the Activity List for the project ABC (ABC means the Project Name).
- Go to the Integrate and Extend phase.
- Open the activity Migration of Accounting Transaction Data.
- Click the hyperlink Migrate accounting transaction data using the migration tool.
- Select the migration unit and click the Execute Migration Button.
- Click the Open Items Payable migration object.
- Simulate the Migration and the error message will be displayed: 'Document ID 'XYZ' includes unallowed character; change the ID'
Cause
Unallowed characters are blank spaces, lower case letters, and special characters like #, *, %, & etc. or leading zero.
Resolution
- Create a new source file with valid values for Document ID.
- Upload the new source file to replace the previous version.
Keywords
data migration; open items payable; open items receivable , KBA , includes unallowed character , document id , special characters , open items payable , SRD-CC-MIG-CNT , Migration: Content , How To
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions