How To Fix R7470 - Characteristic &1 assigned to conversion routine 'ALPHA'

R7470 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R7 - BW: Data basis

• Message number: 470

• Message text: Characteristic &1 assigned to conversion routine 'ALPHA'

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

Characteristics are automatically assigned to this conversion exit. It
fulls the characteristic value with leading zeros if it is only made up
of numeric characters.
Example for a character field of length 5:
Entry '66 ' ,, --> ,,'00066'
Entry '6A ' ,,--> ,,'6A '

How to fix this error?

Check whether you want this to apply to your application. If not,
remove the conversion exit for characteristic &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R7470 - Characteristic &1 assigned to conversion routine 'ALPHA' ?

  The SAP error message R7470 indicates that a characteristic (denoted as &1) is assigned to a conversion routine called 'ALPHA', but there is an issue with the data or configuration related to this characteristic. The 'ALPHA' conversion routine is commonly used in SAP to handle the formatting of character strings, particularly for numeric fields, ensuring that they are displayed in a specific format (e.g., leading zeros).
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Format Issue: The data being processed does not conform to the expected format for the characteristic assigned to the 'ALPHA' conversion routine. For example, if a numeric field is expected but a non-numeric value is provided, this error may occur.
  Missing or Incorrect Data: The characteristic may be missing data or may have been incorrectly configured in the system.
  Inconsistent Data Types: The characteristic may be defined with a data type that does not match the data being input or processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Data Input: Verify the data