How To Fix FE065 - Form & overwritten; please activate it

FE065 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FE - CO-PA module pool messages

• Message number: 065

• Message text: Form & overwritten; please activate it

What causes this issue?

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?

The form was overwritten and must be activated.
You reach the appropriate maintenance transaction for activating the
form via the function 'Create/change'.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FE065 - Details

• The SAP error message FE065 ("Form & overwritten; please activate it") typically occurs in the context of SAP Smart Forms or SAPscript forms. This error indicates that a form has been modified but not activated, which means that the changes made to the form are not yet available for use in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Form Modification: The form has been changed or overwritten in the development environment.
  Lack of Activation: After making changes to the form, it has not been activated, which is necessary for the changes to take effect.
  Transport Issues: If the form was transported from another system (e.g., from development to quality assurance), it may not have been activated in the target system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FE065 error, you need to activate the form. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Form:
  
  Go to the transaction code for Smart Forms (SMARTFORMS) or SAPscript (SE71).
  Enter the name of the form that is causing