How To Fix SY175 - Comparisons between type & and type & not supported

SY175 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SY - ABAP/4 system messages

• Message number: 175

• Message text: Comparisons between type & and type & not supported

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SY175 - Comparisons between type & and type & not supported ?

  The SAP error message SY175 indicates that there is an issue with type comparison in your ABAP code. This error typically arises when you attempt to compare two variables of incompatible data types. The message format usually looks like this: "Comparisons between type & and type & not supported," where the two types are specified in the message.
  Cause
  The primary causes of this error include:
  
  Incompatible Data Types: You are trying to compare two variables that are of different data types that cannot be compared directly. For example, comparing a character string with a numeric value.
  Type Mismatch in Conditions: This can occur in conditional statements (like IF, CASE, etc.) where the types of the operands do not match.
  Implicit Type Conversion Failure: ABAP does not automatically convert between certain types, especially between complex types or when the conversion could lead to data loss.
  
  Solution
  To resolve the SY175 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
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