How To Fix RSODP_ABAP_CDS207 - Data type of element &1 does not match semantic &2

RSODP_ABAP_CDS207 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSODP_ABAP_CDS -

• Message number: 207

• Message text: Data type of element &1 does not match semantic &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSODP_ABAP_CDS207 - Data type of element &1 does not match semantic &2 ?

  The SAP error message RSODP_ABAP_CDS207 indicates that there is a mismatch between the data type of an element in a Core Data Services (CDS) view and the expected semantic type for that element. This typically occurs when the data type defined in the CDS view does not align with the semantic type that is expected based on the context in which the CDS view is being used.
  Cause
  The error can arise from several scenarios, including:
  
  
  Incorrect Data Type Definition: The data type of a field in the CDS view does not match the expected data type for the semantic annotation. For example, if a field is annotated as a measure but is defined as a string in the CDS view, this mismatch will trigger the error.
  
  
  Semantic Annotations: The semantic annotations (like @Semantic or @Analytics.dataCategory) applied to the fields in the CDS view may not correspond to the actual data types of those