How To Fix FMEF_WD005 - Layout setting is incompatible with item data, default layout is applied

FMEF_WD005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMEF_WD - Messages for earmarked funds webdynpro applicaiton

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Layout setting is incompatible with item data, default layout is applied

What causes this issue?

Layout setting for document in personalization is incompatible with the
item data.
For example, you try to put FM account assignment element fund in the
document header, but in the item data, two items contain different fund
values. In such a case<(>,<)> no fund can be put in the item header.

System Response

Default layout is adopted automatically, all FM account assignment
elements are listed in the item column, regardless the settings you made
in personalization.

How to fix this error?

Change your personalization for item layout settings to make it
consistent with the item data.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMEF_WD005 - Details

• The SAP error message FMEF_WD005 indicates that there is an incompatibility between the layout settings and the item data in a specific transaction or report. This typically occurs in the context of SAP applications that utilize layouts for displaying data, such as SAP Fiori or SAP GUI transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incompatible Layout Settings: The layout settings that have been defined for the report or transaction do not match the structure or fields of the item data being processed. This can happen if:
  
  The layout was customized or modified, and the changes do not align with the current data structure.
  The data being processed has changed (e.g., new fields added, fields removed) but the layout has not been updated accordingly.
  The user is trying to use a layout that is not applicable to the current context or data set.
  
  
  
  User-Specific Layout Issues: If a user has a specific layout saved that is incompatible with the current data, the