How To Fix ICL2173 - Generic character for scrn field and GUI struct.fld must be simultaneous

ICL2173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICL2 - FS-CM: Claims Management

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Generic character for scrn field and GUI struct.fld must be simultaneous

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ICL2173 - Details

• The SAP error message ICL2173 indicates that there is a mismatch between the screen field and the GUI structure field in the context of a character field. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Interactive Forms or when dealing with screen programming in ABAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system expects a specific character type for a screen field, but the corresponding GUI structure field does not match this expectation. This can happen due to:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The data type defined in the GUI structure does not match the expected data type for the screen field.
  Field Length Issues: The length of the field in the GUI structure may not align with the length expected by the screen field.
  Incorrect Field Mapping: The mapping between the GUI structure and the screen field may not be correctly defined.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ICL2173 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Field Definitions: Verify the