How To Fix 37869 - Create a title element for the table control

37869 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 37 - Screen Painter

• Message number: 869

• Message text: Create a title element for the table control

What causes this issue?

You set the "With title" flag for the table control. You must therefore
set a valid title element in the top line of the table control.

System Response

This message to remind you to create a title element.

How to fix this error?

Confirm the message and create a new title element in the top line of
the table control (you could also move an existing element into the
table control title). A title element may be either a (static) text or
a (dynamic) output field.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 37869 - Create a title element for the table control ?

  The SAP error message 37869, "Create a title element for the table control," typically occurs in the context of SAP ABAP programming, particularly when working with table controls in screen programming (dynpro). This error indicates that a table control has been defined in the screen, but it lacks a title element, which is necessary for proper display and functionality.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the table control in the screen does not have a title defined. In SAP GUI, table controls are used to display tabular data, and they require a title to provide context to the user about the data being displayed.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to define a title for the table control in the screen painter. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Open the Screen Painter: Go to the transaction code SE80 or SE41, and navigate to the screen where the table control is