How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD146 - Function Import '&1': Entity Set required

/IWBEP/SBOD146 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 146

• Message text: Function Import '&1': Entity Set required

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/IWBEP/SBOD146 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD146 Function Import '&1': Entity Set required typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData services. This error indicates that a function import is being called without the necessary entity set being defined or available in the OData service.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Entity Set: The function import you are trying to call is associated with an entity set that is not defined in the OData service.
  Incorrect Configuration: The OData service might not be properly configured to expose the required entity set.
  Service Metadata Issues: The metadata of the OData service might not be correctly generated or might be outdated.
  Function Import Definition: The function import might not be correctly defined in the service implementation.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Entity Set Definition:
  
  Ensure that the entity set required by the function import is defined in the OData service.
  You can check this in the service's metadata (usually accessible via the service URL with $metadata).
  
  
  
  Review Function Import