How To Fix /IWBEP/CM_CP163 - HTTP Client Factory: Object ref. attributes are not supported (see '&1')

/IWBEP/CM_CP163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/CM_CP -

• Message number: 163

• Message text: HTTP Client Factory: Object ref. attributes are not supported (see '&1')

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/IWBEP/CM_CP163 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/CM_CP163 indicates that there is an issue with the HTTP Client Factory in the context of the SAP Gateway or OData services. Specifically, the message states that "Object ref. attributes are not supported," which typically means that there is a problem with the way the attributes of an object reference are being handled in the OData service.
  
  Cause:
  
  Unsupported Attributes: The error usually arises when the OData service is trying to access or manipulate attributes of an object reference that are not supported or not properly defined in the service metadata.
  Incorrect Data Model: There may be inconsistencies or errors in the data model or the way the entity types and their relationships are defined in the OData service.
  Service Implementation Issues: The implementation of the OData service might be trying to access attributes that are not part of the entity or are not exposed in the service definition.
  Version Mismatch: