Message type: E = Error
Message class: EA - IDoc Basis Messages
Message number: 258
Message text: External segment name & cannot be interpreted
The external segment name (the segment definition) cannot be shown on
an internal segment type of a particular version. The system,
therefore, does not know how many fields the
<DS:GLOS.Segment>segment</> consists of and which fields these are.
The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.
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EA257 Segment &1 is unknown in Release &2/&3
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA256 Name range violation : Name & not permitted in & system
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA259 Error when undoing release of segment &
Self-Explanatory Message Since SAP believes that this specific error message is ...
EA260 Could not create object directory entry with package &
What causes this issue? When creating a segment with automatic transport, the o...
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