How To Fix 5M108 - List of reults for executed step was not converted into ASCII

5M108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5M - Error Messages for Denmark

• Message number: 108

• Message text: List of reults for executed step was not converted into ASCII

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5M108 - Details

• The SAP error message 5M108 indicates that there was an issue with converting the list of results from an executed step into ASCII format. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's batch processing or report generation, where the output needs to be formatted correctly for further processing or display.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Non-ASCII Characters: The output may contain characters that are not part of the ASCII character set, which can occur if the data includes special characters, symbols, or characters from non-Latin alphabets.
  
  
  Encoding Issues: There may be a mismatch in character encoding settings between the source data and the expected output format.
  
  
  System Configuration: The SAP system may not be configured correctly to handle the specific character set or encoding required for the output.
  
  
  Data Corruption: The data being processed may be corrupted or improperly formatted, leading to conversion issues.
  
  
  
  Solution:
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