How To Fix 5A385 - The assignment & <-> & is not allowed here.

5A385 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5A - Basis Personnel Management

• Message number: 385

• Message text: The assignment & <-> & is not allowed here.

What causes this issue?

The following reasons are possible:
Such assignments are not allowed in the system.
This assignment is not possible within the displayed tree structure.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5A385 - The assignment & <-> & is not allowed here. ?

  The SAP error message 5A385 ("The assignment & <-> & is not allowed here.") typically occurs in the context of ABAP programming or when working with certain data structures in SAP. This error indicates that there is an attempt to assign a value or reference between two incompatible data types or structures.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incompatible Data Types: The most common cause of this error is that the two variables or fields you are trying to assign to each other are of different data types or structures that are not compatible.
  Field Symbol Issues: If you are using field symbols, the assignment might be attempted between field symbols that do not point to compatible types.
  Incorrect Use of Data Objects: Sometimes, the error can arise from trying to assign a value to a data object that is not defined correctly or does not exist in the expected context.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Data Types: Verify that the data types of