How To Fix SOI1522 - Alter &1 field &2 from &3 to &4 not possible as fulltext index exists

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SOI1 - Safe Online Import/Upgrade Messages continued

• Message number: 522

• Message text: Alter &1 field &2 from &3 to &4 not possible as fulltext index exists

What causes this issue?

The length of column of type string or char is increased.

System Response

The action cannot be executed on Database via alter statement as the
Database does not support
it. Reason is that the table owns a fulltext index. Increasing the
length of a column in this case is only
supported if either old and new length are smaller than 1024 characters
or both are bigger than 1024 character.

How to fix this error?

Only change the table in a way described above if you want the table to
be altered.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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