How To Fix SWDP_WB_TOOL487 - For ViewContainerUIElement "&1", there is no View Container

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SWDP_WB_TOOL - Web Dynpro: Messages for Workbench Tools

• Message number: 487

• Message text: For ViewContainerUIElement "&1", there is no View Container

What causes this issue?

For the ViewContainerUIElement "", no view container exists.
Accordingly, there is no view container placeholder available in the
embedded windows. Further processing (for example, renaming) of the
ViewContainerUIElement has consiequently no effect and will not be
executed.

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?

The inconsistent view container can be cleaned up in one of two ways:
o,,If neither the ViewContainerUIElement nor the view container
placeholder is required, the UIElement can be deleted either through the
context menu or the hot key ('Remvl').
o,,If the view container is still required, you can attempt to clean up
the inconsistency through the context menu function "Repair View
Container".

Procedure for System Administrators

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