How To Fix IL841 - Only letters and figures are allowed at the present cursor position

IL841 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IL - PM: ILOM - Functional Locations

• Message number: 841

• Message text: Only letters and figures are allowed at the present cursor position

What causes this issue?

When entering the functional location number, you have used a character
at the current cursor position (&V1&) that is neither a number nor a
letter. This character is not allowed in in this position.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE 'AUFBAU' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IL841 - Only letters and figures are allowed at the present cursor position ?

  The SAP error message IL841 "Only letters and figures are allowed at the present cursor position" typically occurs when you are trying to enter data in a field that has specific restrictions on the type of characters that can be input. This error is common in various SAP modules, especially in areas where data entry is involved, such as material master records, sales orders, or other transactional data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Characters: The most common cause of this error is the presence of invalid characters in the input field. For example, special characters, spaces, or punctuation marks that are not allowed in that specific field.
  Field Definition: The field may be defined in the system to accept only alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers), and any deviation from this will trigger the error.
  Data Format: The data format expected by the field may not match what is being entered. For instance, if a field is expecting