How To Fix A5212 - Length of a functional location is greater than 22.

A5212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: A5 - Summarization in Investment Management

• Message number: 212

• Message text: Length of a functional location is greater than 22.

What causes this issue?

The length of the identification of a functional location is greater
than 22. In Investment Management summarization, however, the
functional location is limited to 22 characters.

System Response

Processing is not continued.

How to fix this error?

Use a customer enhancement (if necessary) to change the key of the
functional locations that they should be displayed in Investment
Management summarization.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message A5212 - Length of a functional location is greater than 22. ?

  The SAP error message A5212, which states "Length of a functional location is greater than 22," typically occurs when the system encounters a functional location identifier that exceeds the maximum allowed length of 22 characters. This can happen during various operations, such as creating or modifying functional locations in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Character Limit: The primary cause of this error is that the functional location code being entered or processed exceeds the defined length limit of 22 characters.
  Configuration Settings: The system configuration may have a predefined limit for functional location lengths, which is set to 22 characters.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Functional Location Code: Review the functional location code you are trying to enter. Ensure that it does not exceed 22 characters. If it does, you will need to shorten it.
  Modify Existing Codes: If you are trying to modify an existing functional location that exceeds the limit, you will need to rename it to