How To Fix ME759 - Length of field & differs from length of database field

ME759 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 759

• Message text: Length of field & differs from length of database field

What causes this issue?

IDoc field & contains a character string containing more characters
than are allowed in the associated field of the application. For
example, the PO number in the IDoc has 11 characters, whereas the SAP
System allows a PO number comprising 10 characters only.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Check the IDoc with regard to this field.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME759 - Length of field & differs from length of database field ?

  The SAP error message ME759, which states "Length of field & differs from length of database field," typically occurs in the context of Material Management (MM) when there is a mismatch between the length of a field in a program or report and the corresponding field in the database table.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Field Length Mismatch: The most common cause of this error is that the length of a field defined in the ABAP program or report does not match the length of the corresponding field in the database table. This can happen if the database schema has been changed (e.g., a field was altered to be longer or shorter) but the ABAP program has not been updated accordingly.
  
  
  Data Dictionary Changes: If there have been recent changes to the data dictionary (like changes in the structure of a table or a data element), and the program has not been regenerated or adjusted to reflect