How To Fix SEG025 - The segment name contains the illegal character &1

SEG025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SEG - Code Page Segments

• Message number: 025

• Message text: The segment name contains the illegal character &1

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SEG025 - Details

• The SAP error message SEG025 indicates that there is an issue with the segment name in your data processing or configuration. Specifically, it states that the segment name contains an illegal character, represented by &1 in the error message. This typically occurs in the context of IDoc processing, EDI, or other data interchange formats where segment names must adhere to specific naming conventions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the presence of illegal characters in the segment name. In SAP, segment names must follow certain rules, which usually include:
  
  Only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)
  Underscores (_) are often allowed
  No special characters (e.g., spaces, punctuation, etc.)
  
  If the segment name includes any characters outside of these allowed characters, the system will throw the SEG025 error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SEG025 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Segment Name: Check the error message for the specific segment name that is causing the issue. The illegal character will be indicated