How To Fix SOTR_MESS004 - Context flag was checked for &1 short texts and for &2 long texts

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SOTR_MESS - Messages in and for the Online Text Repository

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Context flag was checked for &1 short texts and for &2 long texts

What causes this issue?

Multiple texts in one language exist for one concept. These can be
contexts or "old" texts that also have an entry in the SOTR_TEXT-OBJECT
or SOTR_TEXTU-OBJECT field.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

For these texts the context indicator (field CNTXT_FLAG) must be set so
that the correct text for the context (system context or cus
tomer-defined context) is displayed at runtime.
The context indicator is set with program SOTR_DEFAULT_CONTEXT_FLAG_SET.

Procedure for System Administrators

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