How To Fix /SMB/DEFINITION021 - Illegal call: Tablename is initial

/SMB/DEFINITION021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SMB/DEFINITION -

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Illegal call: Tablename is initial

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/SMB/DEFINITION021 - Details

• The SAP error message /SMB/DEFINITION021 Illegal call: Tablename is initial typically occurs in the context of the SAP Business One or SAP Business ByDesign systems, particularly when dealing with database operations or when trying to access a table that has not been properly defined or initialized.
  
  Cause:
  
  Uninitialized Table Name: The error indicates that the table name being referenced in the operation is empty or not set. This can happen if the code is trying to access a table without properly defining it first.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a configuration issue where the table name is expected to be populated from a configuration file or a database entry, but it is not.
  Programming Error: If you are working with custom code or scripts, there may be a logical error where the variable holding the table name is not being assigned correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Table Name Initialization: Ensure that the variable or parameter that is supposed