How To Fix G00016 - Unable to switch off the ALPHA conversion

G00016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G00 - SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Unable to switch off the ALPHA conversion

What causes this issue?

The <DS:DE.FC_ALPHB>ALPHA conversion of FS items</> cannot be turned
off:
when the conversion is activated and if solely numerical item keys are
generated in the internal format, and
if in the master record of the related cons chart of accounts the
output length of the items are shorter than the internal length of &V3&
.
These items would not be addressable when the ALPHA conversion is
deactivated.
These conditions are not met by FS item &V2& in chart of accounts &V1&.

System Response

Error

How to fix this error?

Before you can deactivate the Alpha conversion, you need to maintain
the master record of chart of accounts &V1& and change the output
length of FS items to &V3&. Then all items in this chart of accounts
will be addressable.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message G00016 - Unable to switch off the ALPHA conversion ?

  The SAP error message G00016, "Unable to switch off the ALPHA conversion," typically occurs when there is an issue related to the ALPHA conversion settings in SAP. ALPHA conversion is a mechanism used in SAP to handle the formatting of certain data types, particularly for fields that are defined as character fields but are expected to hold numeric values (like customer numbers, material numbers, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Definition: The field in question is defined with ALPHA conversion, but the system is trying to process it in a way that requires it to be treated as a non-ALPHA field.
  Data Type Mismatch: There may be a mismatch between the expected data type and the actual data being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the data element or domain may not allow for the ALPHA conversion to be switched off.
  Program Logic: The ABAP program or function module may be attempting to manipulate the data in