Symptom
When executing a SAC story on BW Live Connection and search with option "ID and Description" in prompt value help, error occurs:
An attempt was made to execute a dynamic method callon an initial(NULL-) object reference. The reference must refer to an object.
Searching with option "ID" or "Description" works well.
Environment
SAC BW Live connection
Reproducing the Issue
- Execute a SAC Story on BW Live Connection
- In prompt screen, do value help for a variable
- Search with option "ID and Description"
- Error occurs
Cause
This is due to a program error.
Resolution
Implement below SAP Note in transaction SNOTE
2970198 - Referencing characteristics and restrictions linked with "OR"
Keywords
F4 help, LOV, time characteristic, unit, IF_RSMD_RS~SET_SELECTION_SELOPT_OR, SAP Analytics Cloud , KBA , LOD-ANA-LDC-BW , SAC Live Data Connection BW , BW-BEX-OT-F4 , MasterData read services , Problem