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3567194 - Unable To Add Extension Field To Report As Data Sources Are Missing

Symptom

You have created an extension field in Planning and Production Master Data work center Product Specifications view, however, when trying to extend the extension field to report, the data sources are missing.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Planning and Production Master Data work center.
  2. Go to Product Specifications view.
  3. Open any Product Specification.
  4. Start Adaptation Mode.
  5. Find and Open the relevant extension field.
  6. Click in Show Further Usage.
  7. Navigate to Data Sources and Reports.
  8. No data sources and reports found.

Cause

The data source list in the Further Usage screen always displays all data sources that match your extension field type and its business context. If a data source is not listed here, it cannot be extended with your field.

You can refer to Help Document Data Sources Enabled for Extension Fields which indicates that data sources not enabled for business context Product Specification - General Information. 

Resolution

This is standard system behavior.

Keywords

Extension field, Data Sources, Reports, Product Specification  , KBA , SRD-MD-PRD-PRD , Product , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2502