How To Fix DMC_GENERAL473 - Visibility of field &1 of structure &2 changed from '&3' to '&4'

DMC_GENERAL473 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DMC_GENERAL - MWB: General Messages

• Message number: 473

• Message text: Visibility of field &1 of structure &2 changed from '&3' to '&4'

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message DMC_GENERAL473 - Visibility of field &1 of structure &2 changed from '&3' to '&4' ?

  The SAP error message DMC_GENERAL473 indicates that there has been a change in the visibility of a field in a structure. Specifically, it means that the visibility of a field (denoted as &1) in a structure (denoted as &2) has been altered from its previous state (&3) to a new state (&4). This typically occurs in the context of data model changes, such as when a field is made private, protected, or public in a structure.
  
  Cause:
  
  Change in Data Model: The most common cause of this error is a modification in the data model where the visibility of a field has been changed. This could happen during development or when importing changes from a transport request.
  Incompatibility: If the change in visibility is not compatible with existing references to that field, it can lead to this error. For example, if a field that was previously public is changed to private, any code