How To Fix SE338 - Line number entered is outside the allowed interval

SE338 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SE - Dienstleistungen Stammdaten Leistungsposition

• Message number: 338

• Message text: Line number entered is outside the allowed interval

What causes this issue?

In setting up the outline for the service specifications, you assigned
a line number increment for the current outline level.
This line number increment has been exceeded.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Please either change the increment in the outline or assign a valid
line number in the overview of the service lines.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SE338 - Line number entered is outside the allowed interval ?

  The SAP error message SE338, which states "Line number entered is outside the allowed interval," typically occurs when you are trying to access or manipulate a line in a table or list that does not exist or is not valid within the specified range. This can happen in various contexts, such as when working with internal tables, screen fields, or data entries in transactions.
  Causes:
  
  Invalid Line Number: The line number you are trying to access is either less than 1 or greater than the total number of lines in the table or list.
  Empty Table: If the table is empty, any line number you specify will be invalid.
  Incorrect Indexing: If you are using a loop or a dynamic index to access lines, there may be a logic error that leads to an out-of-bounds index.
  Data Deletion: If lines were deleted from the table after you retrieved the line number, the index may no