How To Fix /BOBF/CONF369 - Auth. field mapping: target attribute &1 not charlike or length > 40

/BOBF/CONF369 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BOBF/CONF -

• Message number: 369

• Message text: Auth. field mapping: target attribute &1 not charlike or length > 40

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /BOBF/CONF369 - Auth. field mapping: target attribute &1 not charlike or length > 40 ?

  The SAP error message /BOBF/CONF369 indicates an issue with the authorization field mapping in the Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF). Specifically, it states that the target attribute (denoted as &1) is either not character-like or has a length greater than 40 characters. This can occur when you are trying to map an authorization field to a target attribute that does not meet the required criteria.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Character-Like Attribute: The target attribute you are trying to map to is not of a character-like data type (e.g., CHAR, STRING).
  Length Exceeds 40 Characters: The target attribute's length exceeds the maximum allowed length of 40 characters for authorization field mapping.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Data Type:
  
  Verify the data type of the target attribute in the BOPF configuration. Ensure that it is a character-like type (e.g., CHAR, STRING).
  If the attribute is not character-like, consider changing the data type if possible or mapping