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3770683 - Standard content import reports missing prerequisite viewsin Datasphere

Symptom

  • Importing standard content views to a different space fails with the error as below:
    • Error during import: "Couldn’t import object <Object A> [SAP_CONTENT\<Object A>] : 'We couldn’t save your object <Object A> because it’s dependent on missing objects: SAP_CONTENT.<Object B>, SAP_CONTENT.<Object C>. Create or import the missing objects first, and then reimport your package.'"
  • However, <Object B> and <Object C> exist in both the target space and the SAP_CONTENT space.

Environment

SAP Datasphere

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open Semantic Onboarding -> Content Network -> Business Content.
  2. Install a standard package to the space SAP_CONTENT.
  3. Go to Transport.
  4. Export and import this package to a different space in the same Datasphere tenant.
  5. The import fails with the error indicating missing dependencies SAP_CONTENT.<Object B> and SAP_CONTENT.<Object C>.

Cause

The prerequisite views are expected to be shared from the SAP_CONTENT space. Because the dependencies are not the shared SAP_CONTENT entities, the importer reports them as missing.

Resolution

  1. In the SAP_CONTENT space, share the prerequisite views to the target space.
  2. In the target space, ensure that the dependencies point to the shared SAP_CONTENT entities. If local duplicates exist, delete or rename them to avoid conflicts.
  3. Deploy the shared prerequisite views in the target space.
  4. Reimport the standard content package and select “Deploy after import.”
  5. Verify that the import completes without the missing dependency error.

See Also

Sharing Entities and Task Chains to Other Spaces

Keywords

datasphere, standard content, import error, dependent on missing objects, missing dependencies, SAP_CONTENT, share entities, prerequisite views, graphic view, transportorder, transportorderitem, unit of measure, SAP_BC_IL_A_UnitOfMeasure, SAP_BC_IL_A_UnitOfMeasureDimension, target space duplicates , KBA , DS-MD-REPO , Repository Backend , Problem

Product

SAP Datasphere 1.0