How To Fix SO618 - &1 is not a valid pager number

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SO - SAPoffice: message texts

• Message number: 618

• Message text: &1 is not a valid pager number

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Enter the pager number in the following format:
<(><<)>Service>:<(><<)>Destination number>
For <(><<)>Service>, specify the abbreviation of the pager and for <(>
<<)>Destination number>, enter the number of the recipient without the
provider-specific prefix.
Example: D1:0171-1234567

Procedure for System Administrators

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