How To Fix SY380 - OVERFLOW field in SCAN ABAP-SOURCE is too small for &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SY - ABAP/4 system messages

• Message number: 380

• Message text: OVERFLOW field in SCAN ABAP-SOURCE is too small for &

What causes this issue?

The effect of the SCAN ABAP-SOURCE command is to place character
strings more than 30 characters long in an overflow field. For &V1&,
this field is too small.

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?

If possible, extend the overflow field.

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