How To Fix SALV_X_API042 - Missing interval limit in filter condition

SALV_X_API042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SALV_X_API - Messages for ALV API exceptions

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Missing interval limit in filter condition

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SALV_X_API042 - Details

• The SAP error message SALV_X_API042 indicates that there is a missing interval limit in a filter condition when using the SAP ALV (ABAP List Viewer) functionality. This error typically arises when you are trying to apply a filter on a field that requires an interval (range) but one of the limits (either the lower or upper limit) is not specified.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Incomplete Filter Definition: When defining a filter for a field that expects a range (e.g., a date range or a numeric range), one of the limits (either the lower or upper limit) is not provided.
  Incorrect Data Type: The field being filtered may have a data type that requires both limits to be specified, and only one limit is provided.
  Programmatic Errors: If you are dynamically generating filters in your ABAP code, there may be a logic error that leads to missing limits.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error,