Symptom
We're trying to import a changed data set (additional data columns) using the Data Upload API. The import keeps running into errors. The selected merge strategy is "overwrite and delete". We also cleaned up the erroneous imports via import settings (removed the additional columns from the import), but it seems that this setting has no influence on the next import.
Resolution
During the first import in a process, a data table is set up in the system. This table cannot be enhanced afterward. Therefore, if an attempt is made to import an extended data record, an error occurs. In this case, the merge strategy has no influence on the imports, as this only refers to the imported/new data itself, but not to the data structure. Editing the import settings after an import that has run for errors also refers only to the one specific case and is not applied to other import files.
Keywords
spi, import, api, upload, settings, error, failed, column, additional, change, table , KBA , BPI-SIG-PI-DI , Data Import for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence , Problem