How To Fix R8410 - The structure & is either not in ABAP Dictionary or it is a view

R8410 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R8 - Messages from the meta data generation

• Message number: 410

• Message text: The structure & is either not in ABAP Dictionary or it is a view

What causes this issue?

The extract structure &v1& is either not active, or it is a view. Since
it is not possible to hang an append to a view, a view cannot be used
as an extract structure.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Activate the extract structure in the ABAP Dictionary.

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 R8410 - The structure & is either not in ABAP Dictionary or it is a view ?

  The SAP error message R8410 indicates that the system is unable to find a specified structure in the ABAP Dictionary, or that the specified structure is actually a view rather than a standard structure. This error typically arises in scenarios where a program or report is trying to access a data structure that is either not defined or incorrectly referenced.
  Causes of Error R8410
  
  
  Non-Existent Structure: The structure you are trying to use does not exist in the ABAP Dictionary. This could be due to a typo in the name or the structure not being created yet.
  
  
  View Instead of Structure: The name provided refers to a view rather than a structure. Views are different from structures in that they are not used in the same way in ABAP programs.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the structure or view.
  
  
  Transport Issues: If the structure was recently transported from