How To Fix SADL_ENTITY014 - Target of association &1 of entity &2 type &3 unknown or inactive

SADL_ENTITY014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SADL_ENTITY - Provisioning SADL entities

• Message number: 014

• Message text: Target of association &1 of entity &2 type &3 unknown or inactive

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SADL_ENTITY014 - Target of association &1 of entity &2 type &3 unknown or inactive ?

  The SAP error message SADL_ENTITY014 indicates that there is an issue with an association in the context of the SAP ABAP programming model, particularly when using the SAP Data Access Layer (SADL). This error typically arises when the target of an association is either unknown or inactive, which means that the system cannot find the specified target entity or that the target entity is not in a state that allows it to be used.
  Cause
  The error can be caused by several factors:
  
  Incorrect Association Definition: The association defined in the data model may not point to a valid or existing target entity.
  Inactive Target Entity: The target entity might be inactive or not properly activated in the system.
  Namespace Issues: There could be issues related to the namespace of the entities, where the system cannot resolve the target entity due to naming conflicts or incorrect references.
  Transport Issues: If the entities were recently transported from