How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD170 - Potential loss of data; ABAP type is more restrictive

/IWBEP/SBOD170 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 170

• Message text: Potential loss of data; ABAP type is more restrictive

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/IWBEP/SBOD170 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD170 Potential loss of data; ABAP type is more restrictive typically occurs in the context of SAP Gateway and OData services when there is a mismatch between the data types defined in the ABAP backend and the expected data types in the OData service. This error indicates that there is a potential loss of data due to the conversion of a more extensive data type to a more restrictive one.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The error usually arises when the ABAP data type is more restrictive than the data type defined in the OData service. For example, if an ABAP field is defined as CHAR(10) and the corresponding OData property is defined as Edm.String, which can hold longer strings, this can lead to potential data loss if a longer string is passed.
  
  
  Incompatible Data Types: If you are trying to map an ABAP data type that cannot accommodate the