How To Fix AM087 - Leading spaces in telephone numbers are ignored &

AM087 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AM - Business Address Services

• Message number: 087

• Message text: Leading spaces in telephone numbers are ignored &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AM087 - Leading spaces in telephone numbers are ignored & ?

  The SAP error message AM087, which states "Leading spaces in telephone numbers are ignored," typically occurs when you are trying to enter a telephone number in an SAP system, and the system detects leading spaces in the input. This message is a warning rather than a critical error, indicating that any leading spaces in the telephone number will be disregarded by the system.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error message is the presence of leading spaces in the telephone number field. This can happen due to:
  
  Manual entry errors where users inadvertently add spaces before the actual number.
  Data import processes where the source data may have leading spaces.
  Copy-pasting data from other sources that include formatting or spaces.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input: Ensure that when you enter a telephone number, there are no leading spaces. You can do this by:
  
  Manually typing the number without spaces.
  Using a text