How To Fix SSFCOMPOSER308 - Fields within fields are not allowed (&1).

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SSFCOMPOSER - Smart Forms: Composer Messages

• Message number: 308

• Message text: Fields within fields are not allowed (&1).

What causes this issue?

You tried to display a field within another field. A field can contain
preceding and subsequent text, but within these texts no other field is
allowed. The incorrect field is: &V1&.

System Response

The system issues an error message.

How to fix this error?

Remove the fields from preceding or subsequent text.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SSFCOMPOSER308 - Fields within fields are not allowed (&1). ?

  The SAP error message SSFCOMPOSER308, which states "Fields within fields are not allowed (&1)," typically occurs in the context of SAP's data dictionary or when working with structures and tables in ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming). This error indicates that you are trying to define a field that is nested within another field, which is not permitted in SAP's data structure definitions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by attempting to create a field that is defined as a structure or table type within another field. In SAP, fields must be defined at the same level, and nesting fields is not allowed. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  When defining a structure in the ABAP Dictionary (SE11) and trying to include a field that is itself a structure or table.
  When using the ABAP Data Dictionary to create or modify a table or structure and incorrectly defining the field types.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error,