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How To Fix CB333 - Destination &: Charact. & cannot be converted to field of type &


CB333 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: CB - PP-PI-PMA: Dialog Messages for Process Management

  • Message number: 333

  • Message text: Destination &: Charact. & cannot be converted to field of type &

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  • What causes this issue?

    The destination &V1& of type "ABAP/4 table" is assigned to the
    selected process message via the message category. The characteristic
    &V2& of the process message is to be transferred to a table field of
    type &V3&. However, due to the format of the characteristic, the
    value cannot be converted to this data type.
    The message has not been sent to the destination &V1&.

    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?

    Adjust the type of the table field to the characteristic format by
    changing the domain of the table field in the ABAP/4
    Dictionary.
    INCLUDE 'NA_EMPF_SEND' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E
    Otherwise, manually maintain the table entry if necessary.

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CB333 - Details

  • The SAP error message CB333 indicates that there is an issue with data conversion in your SAP system. Specifically, it suggests that a character string (or destination) cannot be converted to the expected field type. This typically occurs when there is a mismatch between the data type of the source and the target fields during data processing.
    
    Cause: Data Type Mismatch: The most common cause of this error is that the data being processed does not match the expected data type of the target field. For example, trying to assign a character string to a numeric field or a date field. Length Issues: The length of the character string may exceed the maximum length allowed for the target field. Invalid Characters: The character string may contain invalid characters that cannot be converted to the target field type.
    Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the data types in the relevant tables or

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