How To Fix SMM005 - Error during UTF-8 conversion of METADATA[&]-VALUE = &

SMM005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SMM - SAP Mass Mailer

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Error during UTF-8 conversion of METADATA[&]-VALUE = &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SMM005 - Error during UTF-8 conversion of METADATA[&]-VALUE = & ?

  The SAP error message SMM005, which indicates an error during UTF-8 conversion of metadata, typically arises when there is an issue with character encoding. This can occur when the system is trying to process data that contains characters not supported by the expected encoding format.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Characters: The data being processed contains characters that cannot be converted to UTF-8. This often happens with special characters or symbols that are not properly encoded.
  Incorrect Encoding: The source data may be in a different encoding format (e.g., ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252) and is being incorrectly interpreted as UTF-8.
  Data Corruption: The data might be corrupted or improperly formatted, leading to conversion issues.
  System Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the system settings related to character encoding.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Identify the Source of the Data: Check the data that is being processed when the error occurs. Look for any special characters or symbols that may not be UTF-8 compliant.
  Check Encoding: Ensure