How To Fix /PM0/AB_IBC_CNFG_I_C117 - Value &1 for field &2/entity &3 will be transformed like NUMC and not &4

/PM0/AB_IBC_CNFG_I_C117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PM0/AB_IBC_CNFG_I_C -

• Message number: 117

• Message text: Value &1 for field &2/entity &3 will be transformed like NUMC and not &4

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /PM0/AB_IBC_CNFG_I_C117 - Value &1 for field &2/entity &3 will be transformed like NUMC and not &4 ?

  The SAP error message /PM0/AB_IBC_CNFG_I_C117 indicates an issue related to the configuration of data transformation in the context of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or similar applications. This error typically arises when there is a mismatch between the expected data type and the actual data type being processed.
  
  Cause:
  The error message suggests that a value for a specific field (denoted by &2) and entity (denoted by &3) is being treated as a numeric character (NUMC) instead of the expected data type (denoted by &4). This can occur due to several reasons:
  
  Data Type Mismatch: The source data may contain values that do not conform to the expected format or data type.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the data transformation may not be set correctly, leading to incorrect assumptions about the data type.
  Data Quality Issues: The incoming data may have invalid characters or formats that prevent it from being recognized as the expected