How To Fix STREX003 - Error during conversion of text from UTF-8 to the current codepage

STREX003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: STREX - Message for TREX ABAP Client

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Error during conversion of text from UTF-8 to the current codepage

What causes this issue?

During the conversion of text from UTF-8 to the current system codepage
an error occurred.

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?

Text to be converted: "&V1&"

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message STREX003 - Error during conversion of text from UTF-8 to the current codepage ?

  The SAP error message STREX003 indicates that there is an issue with converting text from UTF-8 encoding to the current code page of the SAP system. This typically occurs when the system encounters characters in the UTF-8 encoded text that cannot be represented in the current code page.
  Causes:
  
  Incompatible Characters: The text being processed contains characters that are not supported by the current code page. For example, if the current code page is set to a single-byte character set (like ISO-8859-1), it may not support certain multi-byte characters found in UTF-8.
  Incorrect Code Page Settings: The SAP system may not be configured to handle the required character set properly.
  Data Corruption: The data being processed may be corrupted or improperly encoded, leading to conversion errors.
  External Data Sources: If the text is coming from an external source (like a file or database), the encoding of that source may not match the expected encoding in