How To Fix /IWBEP/CM_CP088 - If no business data is requested then top is not allowed

/IWBEP/CM_CP088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/CM_CP -

• Message number: 088

• Message text: If no business data is requested then top is not allowed

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/IWBEP/CM_CP088 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/CM_CP088 typically occurs in the context of OData services when there is an issue with the request being made to the SAP backend. The message indicates that if no business data is requested, then the use of the top query option is not allowed. This can happen in scenarios where an OData service is expected to return data, but the request does not specify any data to be retrieved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Empty Request: The request being sent to the OData service does not specify any filters or criteria to retrieve data, leading to an empty dataset.
  Incorrect Query Parameters: The use of the $top query option without any accompanying data request can trigger this error. For example, if you are trying to limit the number of records returned without specifying which records to return.
  Service Configuration: The OData service may not be configured to handle requests that do not specify any