How To Fix /IWBEP/SBDM074 - Source node of copy operation must not be initial

/IWBEP/SBDM074 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBDM -

• Message number: 074

• Message text: Source node of copy operation must not be initial

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/IWBEP/SBDM074 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBDM074 indicates that there is an issue with a copy operation in the context of the SAP Gateway or OData services. Specifically, the error message states that the "source node of the copy operation must not be initial," which means that the system is trying to perform a copy operation where the source node (the data or entity you are trying to copy from) is empty or not defined.
  
  Cause:
  
  Empty Source Node: The source node that you are trying to copy from is not populated with any data. This could happen if the data retrieval logic is not functioning correctly or if the source data does not exist.
  Incorrect Mapping: There may be an issue with the mapping of the source node in the OData service, leading to it being treated as empty.
  Data Model Issues: There could be issues in the data model definition, such as missing associations