How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD169 - ABAP type '&1' not applicable to EDM Core Type '&2'

/IWBEP/SBOD169 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 169

• Message text: ABAP type '&1' not applicable to EDM Core Type '&2'

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/IWBEP/SBOD169 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD169 ABAP type '&1' not applicable to EDM Core Type '&2' typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData services. This error indicates that there is a mismatch between the ABAP data type defined in your ABAP program and the corresponding OData Entity Data Model (EDM) core type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Type Mismatch: The ABAP type you are using in your data model does not have a corresponding EDM type. For example, if you are using a complex ABAP type or a type that is not supported by the OData service, this error will occur.
  Unsupported Data Types: Certain ABAP data types (like STRING, XSTRING, or custom types) may not have a direct mapping to the EDM types.
  Incorrect Mapping: The mapping between ABAP types and EDM types may not be correctly defined in the service implementation.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Data Types: Review the ABAP data types used in your OData service implementation.