How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD017 - Association set must not be initial

/IWBEP/SBOD017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Association set must not be initial

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/IWBEP/SBOD017 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD017 Association set must not be initial typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData services when there is an issue with the association set in your OData model. This error indicates that the association set being referenced is not properly initialized or is empty when it is expected to contain data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Empty Association Set: The association set that is being referenced in your OData service is not populated with any data. This can happen if the underlying data source does not have any records or if the data retrieval logic is not correctly implemented.
  Model 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with how the OData model is defined, such as missing associations or incorrect navigation properties.
  Service Implementation Errors: The implementation of the service might not be correctly handling the associations, leading to an empty set being returned.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Data Source: Ensure that the underlying data source