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2765843 - Services cannot be migrated using Migration of Services activity, possible error: The specified target value is invalid or does not exist in the system.

Symptom

  • You are trying to complete a migration of services in the migration tool. Though no errors are displayed in the logs during the migration, no data is created once it is completed.
  • You are trying to complete a migration of services in the migration tool. Though no errors are displayed in the logs during the migration, errors are available in Download Logs. Error: The specified target value is invalid or does not exist in the system.
  • When you are trying to load the services, the system does not mark errors but it does not allow to load the services

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
  2. Access the Overview work center view.
  3. Search and open the activity Migration of Services.
  4. Click Migrate services using the migration tool.
  5. Click You Can Also at the top-right corner of the screen and select Download Migration Template.
  6. Fill the required and mandatory fields in the migration file.
  7. Upload the migration File.
  8. Execute migration for the respective migration file with migration mode "Add new records."
  9. In the Simulation step, the errors are not displayed, but under the Source File section, you can see that all the services are listed as having errors.

Cause

In the General sheet of the migration file, in the column Language, the data type of the field is Text with Length 80.

It expects the language names (English, Spanish, German etc.), but you have entered language codes such as EN, ES, DE etc.

Resolution

Please correct the data in the Language field and the migration should complete successfully.

Keywords

Migration of Services, Services, Language, Language Code, Services Not Migrated, Services with Error, Not Created , KBA , migration of services , language code , services not migrated , services , error , able , unable , simulation step , the specified target value is invalid or , does not exist in the system , language must be maintained , invalid target value detected , message , fails , SRD-CC-MIG-DMC , Migration: Tool , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions