How To Fix DO209 - Fixed value range/s not identical in ASCII and EBCDIC

DO209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: DO - Dictionary: Mass activation of domains and data elements

• Message number: 209

• Message text: Fixed value range/s not identical in ASCII and EBCDIC

What causes this issue?

The specified fixed value range defines a different set of values in
the character set ASCII and in character set EBCDIC, as the
<DS:TX.DDDOK_ASCII_EBCDIC>sequence</> of the individual characters
within these character sets differs.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

If the specified fixed value range is to be used on computers with the
character set ASCII as well as on computers with the character set
EBCDIC, divide the fixed value ranges into several smaller ranges which
define the same set of values in the two character sets.
Examples:
(a) Ranges from single characters:
[a, z] The special characters included in
character set EBCDIC can generally be neglected
[A, I]
[J, R]
[S, Z]
[0, 9]
(b) Ranges from several characters:
- The lower and upper limits of the range must be of the same
length and every character must be the same.
- The last character must be from the same unique single
character range in the lower and upper limit (see a).
[0A, 0F]
[3b, 3x]
(c) All other ranges define different sets of values in ASCII and
EBCDIC.
[Z0, Z999] in ASCII contains strings which are not contained
in EBCDIC:
ZA, ..., ZZ, Za, ..., Zz
[0Z, 9Z] in EBCDIC contains strings which are not contained
in ASCII:
00, ..., 09
in ASCII contains strings which are not contained
in EBCDIC:
0a, ..., 0z
[AA, BB] in EBCDIC contains strings which are not contained
in ASCII:
A0, ..., A9
in ASCII contains strings which are not contained
in EBCDIC:
Aa, ..., Az

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message DO209 - Fixed value range/s not identical in ASCII and EBCDIC ?

  The SAP error message DO209 indicates that there is a mismatch in the fixed value ranges between ASCII and EBCDIC character sets. This typically occurs when data is being transferred or processed between systems that use different character encodings, such as an ASCII-based system (commonly used in Windows environments) and an EBCDIC-based system (often used in mainframe environments).
  
  Cause:
  
  Character Encoding Mismatch: The error arises when the fixed values defined in the system do not match between the two character encodings. For example, certain characters may have different representations in ASCII and EBCDIC, leading to inconsistencies.
  Data Transfer Issues: If data is being transferred from one system to another (e.g., from a mainframe to an SAP system), the character encoding conversion may not be handled correctly, resulting in discrepancies.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration of the data types or fixed values in the SAP system can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Fixed Values: Review the