How To Fix RSAR317 - Invalid data type (&) for source systems of type &.

RSAR317 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSAR - Data Transfer and Metadata Maintenance

• Message number: 317

• Message text: Invalid data type (&) for source systems of type &.

What causes this issue?

Data type &V1& is not permitted for source systems of type &V2&.
With source systems of this type only those data types that are
displayed as characters internally (ABAP Data types &V3&) can be used.
Only in this way can the transferred data be correctly converted
according to the character records used in the source system and in the
Business Information Warehouse.

How to fix this error?

Please use one of the permitted data types.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSAR317 - Invalid data type (&) for source systems of type &. ?

  The SAP error message RSAR317 indicates that there is an issue with the data type being used in a source system that is not compatible with the expected data type for the data extraction process. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when trying to extract data from a source system, such as an SAP ERP system or a non-SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error message RSAR317 is triggered when:
  
  The data type of a field in the source system does not match the expected data type in the BW system.
  There may be a mismatch in the data types defined in the DataSource and the actual data types in the source system.
  The source system type (e.g., SAP ERP, flat file, etc.) is not correctly configured or recognized by the BW system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RSAR317 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check DataSource Definition:
  
  Go to the DataSource in the SAP