How To Fix /IWBEP/CM_V4_MED219 - Scale cannot be set on primitive type '&1'

/IWBEP/CM_V4_MED219 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/CM_V4_MED -

• Message number: 219

• Message text: Scale cannot be set on primitive type '&1'

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/IWBEP/CM_V4_MED219 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/CM_V4_MED219 Scale cannot be set on primitive type '&1' typically occurs in the context of OData services when there is an issue with the data type definitions in your service. This error indicates that there is an attempt to set a scale (which is usually relevant for decimal types) on a primitive data type that does not support it.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The error usually arises when a field in your OData model is defined with a primitive type that does not support scale, such as Integer, Boolean, or String, but the metadata or the service definition is trying to apply a scale to it.
  Incorrect Metadata Definition: If the metadata for the OData service incorrectly defines a field as a decimal type but the underlying data type in the database is not compatible, this can lead to the error.
  Model Annotations: Sometimes, annotations in the model might incorrectly