How To Fix M2338 - Booking terminated! Error inserting in the target table

M2338 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M2 - LIS: Generating and updating info structures

• Message number: 338

• Message text: Booking terminated! Error inserting in the target table

What causes this issue?

An error occured at database level when inserting the data record to be
processed in the table &V1&.
The data record in which the error occured has the following field
content:
&V2&.

System Response

Processing was terminated.

How to fix this error?

Restart the job. As the error was probably caused by an inconsistency
in the database, a further termination is not inevitable.
Note however, that data has already been written to the target table
during the Copy Management Run.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M2338 - Booking terminated! Error inserting in the target table ?

  The SAP error message M2338, "Booking terminated! Error inserting in the target table," typically occurs during the process of posting or booking transactions in the Materials Management (MM) module. This error indicates that there was a failure when trying to insert data into a target database table, which can be due to various reasons.
  Causes:
  
  
  Database Constraints: The error may arise due to violations of database constraints, such as primary key or foreign key constraints. This can happen if there are duplicate entries or if the data being inserted references non-existent records in other tables.
  
  
  Data Type Mismatch: If the data being inserted does not match the expected data types or formats defined in the target table, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Missing Required Fields: If mandatory fields in the target table are not populated during the booking process, the insertion will fail.
  
  
  Locking Issues: If the target table is locked by another transaction,