How To Fix KN466 - Reduce the output lengths

KN466 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KN - Reporting for Costing

• Message number: 466

• Message text: Reduce the output lengths

What causes this issue?

The total output length of the fields selected exceeds the maximum
permitted length.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

The hierarchy cannot be displayed with this width.

How to fix this error?

Reduce either the amount of fields to be displayed, or their output
length.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KN466 - Details

• The SAP error message KN466, which states "Reduce the output lengths," typically occurs when there is an issue with the length of the output fields in a report or transaction related to customer master data. This error is often encountered in the context of printing or displaying customer-related information, such as invoices or customer master records.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Field Length Exceeded: The output data being generated exceeds the defined length for certain fields in the SAP system. This can happen if the data being processed is too long for the designated output format.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the output device or the report layout that do not align with the data being processed.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect or excessively long data entries in the customer master records can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KN466 error, you can take the