How To Fix TB056 - Table & cannot be edited using the old standard maintenance

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TB - SM31 table maintenance messages

• Message number: 056

• Message text: Table & cannot be edited using the old standard maintenance

What causes this issue?

You are trying to edit a table using obsolete table maintenance. This
is only possible if an old maintenance interface still exists for your
table. However, this is not the case.

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 there is a standard maintenance dialog defined for your table, you
can start it using the menu (<LS>System -> Servvices -> Table
maintenanc
e</> or the IMG (Transactions SM30 or SM34).
If you have created your own table, you can generate maintenance
interfaces for SM30 and SM34 maintenance automatically using the ABAP
Workbench (Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Development -> Other tools ->
Generated table dialog</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TB056 - Table & cannot be edited using the old standard maintenance ?

  The SAP error message TB056 indicates that a specific table cannot be edited using the old standard maintenance method. This typically occurs when the table in question has been defined in a way that restricts its maintenance through the standard transaction codes (like SE11 or SE16) or when it has been converted to a new maintenance view.
  
  Cause:
  
  Table Type: The table may be a pooled or cluster table, which cannot be maintained using standard maintenance.
  Table Maintenance Generator: The table may not have a maintenance view generated for it, or the existing maintenance view is not compatible with the old maintenance method.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to edit the table.
  Technical Settings: The technical settings of the table may have been changed, preventing standard maintenance.
  SAP Version: The version of SAP you are using may have deprecated the old maintenance method for certain tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Use New Maintenance View: If the