How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD041 - Both Principal and Dependent Entity cannot be from Data Source References

/IWBEP/SBOD041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 041

• Message text: Both Principal and Dependent Entity cannot be from Data Source References

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/IWBEP/SBOD041 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD041 indicates that there is a problem with the way entities are defined in your OData service. Specifically, it states that both the principal and dependent entities cannot come from data source references. This typically occurs in the context of defining associations between entities in an OData service.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Entity Relationships: You are trying to create an association between two entities where both entities are defined as references to data sources (like database tables or views) rather than being defined as part of the same data model.
  Incorrect Association Definition: The association between the entities is not correctly defined in the metadata, leading to ambiguity in how the entities relate to each other.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Entity Definitions:
  
  Ensure that the principal and dependent entities are correctly defined in your data model. They should not both be references to external