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3830110 - Unable to Download Message Payload for Messages Older Than 60 Days in SAP Traceability Hub

Symptom

You request the payload for messages processed more than 60 days ago but is unable to download or view the payload from the SAP Traceability Hub portal.

  • Payload download option is unavailable for older messages.
  • Message details can be viewed, but the payload cannot be retrieved.
  • The issue is observed for messages processed more than 60 days prior to the request date.

Environment

SAP Traceability Hub.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log in to the SAP Traceability Hub portal.
  2. Navigate to the relevant processed message.
  3. Select a message that was processed more than 60 days ago.
  4. Attempt to download or view the message payload.
  5. Observe that the payload is no longer available for download.

Cause

The requested message payload is no longer available because it has exceeded the payload retention period maintained in SAP Traceability Hub. Message payloads are retained for 60 days from the message processing date and are automatically removed after the retention period expires.

Resolution

Payload Retention Policy

  • SAP Traceability Hub retains message payloads for a limited period.
  • Message payloads are available for download only within 60 days from the message processing date.
  • After the 60-day retention period expires, the payload is automatically deleted from the portal and can no longer be downloaded or retrieved.

Verification Steps

  1. Navigate to the relevant message in SAP Traceability Hub.
  2. Verify the message creation or processing date.
  3. Calculate whether the message is older than 60 days.
  4. If the message exceeds the 60-day retention period, the payload is no longer available for retrieval from the portal.

Additional Information

  • This behavior is expected and aligns with the standard payload retention policy of SAP Traceability Hub.
  • Customers requiring long-term retention of payload data should implement an external archiving or data retention strategy before the retention period expires.

Keywords

KBA , IS-LS-TH-NET-SCP , SAP Traceability Hub Message Exchange Issues SNR and EPCIS , Problem

Product

SAP Traceability Hub all versions