How To Fix DDLS076 - View &1: Literals on left side only allowed with literals on right

DDLS076 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DDLS - For DDL source handling

• Message number: 076

• Message text: View &1: Literals on left side only allowed with literals on right

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DDLS076 - Details

• The SAP error message DDLS076 indicates that there is an issue with the way literals are being used in a view definition. Specifically, the error states that literals can only be placed on the left side of a comparison if there are also literals on the right side. This typically occurs in the context of defining database views in ABAP Dictionary (DDIC).
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by an invalid comparison in the view definition where:
  
  A literal (a fixed value, such as a string or number) is used on the left side of a comparison operator (like =, <>, etc.), but the right side does not contain a literal.
  This is not allowed because the database engine needs to ensure that both sides of the comparison are comparable in a meaningful way.
  
  Example:
  If you have a view definition like this:
  SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE 'fixed_value' = column_name
  This would trigger the DDLS076 error because a