How To Fix CNV_OR_PE_GEN027 - ABAP code contains lines that exceeds the max. line length of 255

CNV_OR_PE_GEN027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV_OR_PE_GEN - Messages for generation functions

• Message number: 027

• Message text: ABAP code contains lines that exceeds the max. line length of 255

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CNV_OR_PE_GEN027 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV_OR_PE_GEN027 indicates that there are lines in your ABAP code that exceed the maximum allowed line length of 255 characters. This is a common issue when working with ABAP programs, especially when dealing with long statements or concatenated strings.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when the ABAP code contains a line that exceeds the 255-character limit. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Long SQL statements.
  Long concatenated strings.
  Extensive comments or documentation within the code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Break Long Lines: 
  
  If you have long statements, consider breaking them into multiple lines. In ABAP, you can use the & operator to concatenate strings across multiple lines.
  For example:DATA(lv_long_string) = 'This is a very long string that exceeds the maximum line length of 255 characters. ' &&