How To Fix /IWBEP/SBOD208 - &1 decimal places might be lost in the mapping from '&2' to ABAP

/IWBEP/SBOD208 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /IWBEP/SBOD -

• Message number: 208

• Message text: &1 decimal places might be lost in the mapping from '&2' to ABAP

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/IWBEP/SBOD208 - Details

• The SAP error message /IWBEP/SBOD208 indicates that there is a potential loss of decimal places during the mapping of a data type from one format to another, specifically from a source data type to an ABAP data type. This typically occurs in the context of OData services and can arise when the precision of a numeric field in the source system (like a database or an external service) exceeds the precision defined in the ABAP data type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The source data type has more decimal places than the target ABAP data type can handle. For example, if the source field is defined as DECIMAL(10,5) and the target ABAP field is defined as P(10,2), the mapping will result in a loss of 3 decimal places.
  OData Service Configuration: The OData service might be configured incorrectly, leading to a mismatch in the expected data types.
  Model Definition: The data model in the OData